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I'm sorry you have PMR at such a young age. I have just recovered from my...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/617618/

I'm sorry you have PMR at such a ... just recovered from my second bout of PMR ... I hope your journey with PMR will end

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 18, 2021

Hello @layla7511, Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. You will notice that we changed the title of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/326426/

I also have PMR along with a few other ... I had before being diagnosed with PMR ... My PMR is currently in remission but

Discussion: Increased Risk of Stroke with PMR?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 1, 2020

Hello @lindapc, welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. Thank you for sharing your story. My first occurrence...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/137857/

My first occurrence of PMR lasted 3 ... weight gain with my first occurrence of PMR ... the sweating with my occurrences of PMR

Discussion: How to address PMR pain while decreasing prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 6, 2019

Hello. I keep looking for the Mayo Clinic citation that states the average duration of PMR...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/930747/

that states the average duration of PMR

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Sep 15, 2023

When I was on long-term dexamethasone (not for PMR) I took weekly Fosamax, a bisphosphonate medicine...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/786142/

on long-term dexamethasone (not for PMR

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 18, 2022

I am on a high dose of prednisone (for PMR anyway), and I too have *no*...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/757845/

on a high dose of prednisone (for PMR

Discussion: PMR progressing to GCA? Broken vessels in eye

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 6, 2022

Hi @paelwell , yep that's exactly my experience too. I'm pretty new to this PMR gig...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/747975/

I'm pretty new to this PMR gig and

Discussion: PMR: Pain moving around your body

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Sep 10, 2022

Yes, I have had the 2nd Pfizer booster vaccine but my PMR is in remission and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/735837/

2nd Pfizer booster vaccine but my PMR

Discussion: Extended release oxycodone-long-term use?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Aug 10, 2022

Can anyone tell me if they have developed Giant Cell Arteritis? I understand that can...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/137717/

I understand that can happen with PMR

Discussion: How to address PMR pain while decreasing prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Feb 1, 2018

Here rheumatologists refuse referrals for people with PMR symptoms, so we have to figure it out...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1177667/

rheumatologists refuse referrals for people with PMR ... Kevzara works for PMR but it's extremely

Discussion: Do not want to take steroids.

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 21, 2024

I have seen lots of posts where MTX did not work. Its an RA drug being...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1162613/

have shown IL-6 to be elevated in PMR ... Kevzara is the PMR drug.

Discussion: PMR and Methotrexate

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 25, 2024

I was diagnosed with PMR in July. Started out on 20mg prednisone. Now I am on...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1191798/

I was diagnosed with PMR in July.

Discussion: Anyone else have PMR with some serious sternum/rib cage pain?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 16, 2024

I had to switch to dexamethasone to get it under control again. Pmr times 4 years....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1185584/

Pmr times 4 years.

Discussion: Anyone having flareups of PMR after stressful situation?”

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 6, 2024

Thank you. I think it's the name alone that's so scary. Anytime I feel a slight...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1038457/

not typically a hypochondriac, but PMR

Discussion: How often does PMR progress to GCA?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 22, 2024

My Dr. told me not to get any more covid shots. She believes that the shot...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/956632/

the shot is what caused me to get PMR

Discussion: Post PMR safety?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 30, 2023

I take HQC with my Pred, don’t think it does any good with PMR but I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/934742/

don’t think it does any good with PMR

Discussion: Are you taking Plaquenil (Hydroxychloroquine) for PMR?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Sep 23, 2023

Not a rant and NO to cold turkey. PMR is an autoimmune disease. You need a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/865418/

PMR is an autoimmune disease.

Discussion: PMR with normal blood markers

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 23, 2023

I think statins increase pain of PMR. I have changed statin from night to every other...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/825968/

I think statins increase pain of PMR

Discussion: Meralgia Paresthetica

Support Group: Neuropathy

Posted: Mar 14, 2023

I’m treating body-wide Osteoarthritis pain with Tramadol and Cymbalta. The additional pain from PMR cuts right...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/702404/

The additional pain from PMR cuts right

Discussion: How do you cope with multiple chronic problems?

Support Group: Chronic Pain

Posted: Apr 25, 2022

Hi, My name is Janet and my partner has suffered with PMR since December 2018 and...