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@barbwhitmore here are a few other discussions that you might find helpful: -- PMR Diet: Foods...
that you might find helpful: -- PMR ... connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/diet-and-pmr ... / -- PMR: Are there treatment alternatives ... discussion/alternatives-to-prednisone/ -- PMR ... Dosages and Managing Symptoms: https
Hi @infiniteree, Do you mind sharing what how much prednisone you started on? There is another...
discussion which you might find helpful -- PMR ... Dosages and Managing Symptoms: https ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pmr-dosages ... 20 mg for both occurrences I had of PMR
Hey John, thanks for sharing and thank you to the others doing the same, greatly appreciated!...
more to help all of you dealing with PMR ... took blood & diagnosed me with PMR ... He said if the PMR symptoms appear afterwards ... feel very blessed that I’m able to manage ... to learn from others diagnosed with PMR
Hi reesh, At 70, It wasn't too hard for me to come to terms with PMR...
hard for me to come to terms with PMR ... quick to tell me that when properly managed ... chewing food, and trouble seeing - symptoms ... through this extraordinary experience of PMR
Hi zaa, Hopefully you will feel much better on the Prednisone. It gave me energy and...
year, with lots of pain and strange symptoms ... I could manage some minimal house cleaning ... Anorexia is one of the PMR, GCA symptoms
Hi @heatherh -- Welcome to Mayo Connect. You are right, it's not normal and while you...
I also have polymyalgia rheumatic (PMR ... I've managed to control the weight ... I would keep a list of all your symptoms ... do you also have inflammation as a symptom
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Feb 16, 2018
Your experience with PMR is very similar to mine - I was 70 when diagnosed and...
Your experience with PMR is very similar ... However, other symptoms have started ... Rheumatologist doesn't think are PMR ... I really think pain management is the
Discussion: PMR Anyone?
Posted: Mar 26, 2018
I had the flu shot a couple of weeks ago without any flareups. If offered the...
immune system react with a flare-up of PMR ... At least the symptoms of PMR and GCA ... can be managed with prednisone, and
Discussion: PMR Anyone?
Posted: Sep 18, 2021
I was fascinated with your post. I am 73 and was diagnosed with PMR in 1999....
I am 73 and was diagnosed with PMR in ... appointments with a Physical Therapist/Pain Management ... could not identify any withdrawal symptoms ... off Prednisone, I feel those dreaded PMR ... symptoms coming back with a vengeance
Hello MaryMV: I have had a somewhat similar experience to share with you. I have had...
I have had PMR for over 30 years now ... had it with mild/moderate pain but manageable ... now, but I found that as my Covid symptoms ... came on, my PMR symptoms went down. ... Covid is gone now but "long covid symptoms
When I first had PMR (didn’t know that’s what it was though) I used Tylenol ES...
When I first had PMR (didn’t know that ... I am having an increase in symptoms, ... daily and it is working to make life manageable
Discussion: Diet & PMR.
Posted: May 6, 2023
As you say, we’re all unique in the ways PMR afflicts us. I have been off...
say, we’re all unique in the ways PMR ... effect of cessation is elimination of symptoms ... Pain levels (which are manageable with ... agonising) But I am better now at managing ... elsewhere, you start to wonder if it’s PMR
Posted: May 10, 2023
Hi @everettcatlin, There are a couple of other discussions you might find helpful for tapering off...
for tapering off of prednisone and managing ... symptoms: --- PMR Dosages and Managing ... Symptoms: https://connect.mayoclinic.org ... /discussion/pmr-dosages/ --- Prednisone
Posted: Apr 11, 2023
@johnbishop John, I'm sorry to hear about your PMR. Nerve symptoms are just horrid. It's its...
John, I'm sorry to hear about your PMR ... Nerve symptoms are just horrid. ... after I stopped it, but they're manageable ... you or your doctors know why your PMR ... I hope your PMR goes back into remission
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Sep 24, 2017
I have had PMR symptoms since Nov 2021. Diagnosed June 2022. Started on 15mg Prednisone for...
I have had PMR symptoms since Nov 2021 ... Definitely manageable. ... bloodwork he doesn't think my PMR
Discussion: Plaquenil and PMR
Posted: Jul 22, 2022
Hello @jonnydonny, Welcome to Connect. You will notice that we moved your post to an existing...
. --- PMR Dosages and Managing Symptoms ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pmr-dosages ... Diet and lifestyle can help you manage ... the symptoms when tapering down on
Posted: May 29, 2023
Echoing the other great advice you’re receiving here(!): -I would get a second opinion. I have...
can you work with your PCP to treat/manage ... the suspected PMR since they believe ... it’s a PMR diagnosis? ... tolerate it would improve but other symptoms ... Your first question was about if PMR
Posted: Jul 1, 2023
This article/post mentions it, and has sources at the end of the article. It’s also medically...
conditions may need steroids to help manage ... their symptoms. ... not addressing the inflammation from PMR ... PMR is one of the few autoimmune conditions ... rheumatologists are accustomed to managing