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New to the group. 63 year old male. Diagnosed in April 2025, started Prednisone on May...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1318735/

Discussion: PMR and the taper

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jun 2, 2025

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You are so right about some rheumatologists not being as informed as one would hope. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/286844/

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Feb 28, 2021

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Read about the anti-inflammatory diet as you wean down. I have taken DHEA 25 mg OTC...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/989627/

Discussion: Just diagnosed and still hurt in am with 20 mg

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jan 1, 2024

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I too have had numbness in my feet which has changed my walking style. I am...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/859942/

Discussion: GCA (Giant Cell Arteritis) and PMR (polymyalgia rheumatica)

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 14, 2023

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The very day that I first experienced PMR ten years ago the middle and ring fingers...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/742319/

Discussion: Neuropathy in Hands

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Aug 27, 2022

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Another update. I dropped to 4mg (from 5mg) last Monday and am noticing more, I’ll call...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/647444/

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 22, 2021

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My pain started getting out of hand when I had to stop anti inflammatory medicine due...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/939269/

Discussion: Can PMR (Polymyalgia Rheumatica) be induced by vaccine?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Sep 30, 2023

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Thank you so much for your input! I’m going to see the hand specialist this week...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/704933/

Discussion: I have Dupuytren's Contracture Disease . How can I cope with this?

Support Group: Bones, Joints & Muscles

Posted: May 3, 2022

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@wfrolansky: I had the same experience with morning hand and finger cramps and pains as I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1202274/

Discussion: Hand pain

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jan 2, 2025

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@mam24 Interesting! I had a "spontaneous" rupture of a tendon connected to my thumb when I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1457298/

Discussion: Is Actemra (tocilizumab) for GCA worth the side effects?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 9, 2025

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