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Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Support Group

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PMR due to immunotherapy for cancer.
I have cancer and receive immunotherapy. Now I have PMR due to an overactive immune system. I had a couple of treatments of the immunotherapy...
Last active: Aug 27, 2024
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Prednisone love/hate support group
For anyone interested in a good source of information, the Prednisone Pharmacist is prolific with making videos on a wide variety of topics about prednisone....
Last active: Feb 8 5:39pm
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Aching from the most minor of exercise
Diagnosed with PMR early this year. Shoulders, elbows and knees. Started with Prednisone, tapered to 5 mg, but pain is back. I am now experiencing...
Last active: Sep 15, 2024
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Is This a Safe Taper as Prescribed by my doctor?
I’ve been on prednisone for about 18 months trying to taper. I was down to 7.5 mg daily in December but totally debilitated with PMR...
Last active: Feb 24 7:53am
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PMR and Flu Vaccine
I contracted PMR October 2024, went through a very painful 2 months before getting it diagnosed in January 2025, and now successfully tapered off Prednisone...
Last active: Aug 27 6:07am
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Better to be in some pain or better to up the dose of prednisone?
Thank you for all of the information and guidance provided by members of this group. It has been very helpful. I have been tapering down...
Last active: Aug 21 12:56pm
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Loss of smell and taste
DOES PREDNISONE CAUSE THIS?? IT STARTED A WEEK AGO I HAVE BEEN TAPERING DOWN FROM 60MG VERY SLOWLY JUST STARTED ON 15 MG. YESTERDAY FROM...
Last active: May 20, 2020
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Increasing Prednisone Dosage
I have been on this site before, but I can’t seem to find my way back to the link. Today I was told that I...
Last active: Jun 6, 2019
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PMR and the taper
Hello , new to the group 65 years old I was Diagnosed with PMR 12/28/24 and have been tapering down from 25 mg to 20...
Last active: Jun 26 4:18pm
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PMR and tapering -- will blood work change?
I received a private message from @alanbruce that I think a lot of you may be interested in or thinking about. Alan said it was...
Last active: Jul 6, 2021