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Hello @dudeofdad, Welcome to Connect. I'm glad you found this discussion and shared your experience. It's...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/286767/

Discussion: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR): Meet others & Share Your Story

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Feb 10, 2021

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@123suew, Sorry to hear that you haven't seen much improvement on the 20 mg prednisone dosage....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/286734/

Discussion: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR): Meet others & Share Your Story

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Feb 6, 2021

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Hi there. I was diagnosed last year with PMR and just recently with GCA. I was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/331097/

Discussion: Anyone tried Actemra (Tocilizumab) to treat PMR? FDA approved for GCA

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Feb 5, 2021

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Hi Glendal. I concur with John’s comments and have a multitude of ?’s. Are you in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/138172/

Discussion: How to address PMR pain while decreasing prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Feb 4, 2021

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Welcome to the group. 60 mg is a common starting dose for suspected GCA, but high...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/286708/

Discussion: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR): Meet others & Share Your Story

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 27, 2020

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Glad to find this group! I was lucky to have been diagnosed early by my PCP...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/286707/

Discussion: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR): Meet others & Share Your Story

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 27, 2020

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I realize that tapering down on prednisone very slowly is the preferred known treatment for PMR....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/138158/

Discussion: How to address PMR pain while decreasing prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 15, 2020

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Thanks for link! Have not asked about tapering off prednisone...but I will. Taking a list of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/197383/

Discussion: Medications for Temporal Arteritis/Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 24, 2020

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Hi @cmm445, Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I was 60 when my first occurrence of PMR...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/245733/

Discussion: PMR and the new Shingles vaccine

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Sep 25, 2020

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My blood work confirmed the pmr diagnosis 9 months ago. I’m doing ok on 2 mg...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/321761/

Discussion: PMR initial diagnosis: Can there be an underlying disease?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Sep 22, 2020

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