To narrow your search, try adding quotation marks around phrases.

Search tips
  • Search by keywords or complete phrases.
  • To narrow your search, try adding quotation marks around phrases.
  • Example: "predictable behavior" will narrow the search results to only include content that has the exact phrase "predictable behavior" in it.
1,672 total results
Comments (1,555)
Hi @vfaye, I don't think any of us diagnosed with PMR like the idea of taking...
#39;t think any of us diagnosed with PMR ... such a push to get off of it once the pain ... My first occurrence of PMR lasted 3 ... back on prednisone for about 1-1/2 years ... I really hope it doesn't come back
Posted: Dec 7, 2019
@becsbuddy...thanks for the info. How long were you on 14 mgms before you dropped to 13...
before you dropped to 13 and did the pain ... come back right away? ... My rheumy is back from hols and I have ... Didn’t realize that they could handle PMR
Hello, John, I’m back again! Am now on 2.5 mgms Prednisone every other day and the...
Hello, John, I’m back again! ... Prednisone every other day and the PMR ... pain has returned...shoulders, neck ... recommend anything that might help this pain ... I was told to take pain pills...Tylenol
@ambershe you are doing great. Like @kdmorris says everyone responds a little different to tapering off...
My first occurrence of PMR took 3 years ... The last six months was going back and ... stop taking it and only have a little pain ... down 1/2 mg for 3 days to see how the pain
Hi @susieflamilngo -- Have you discussed the use of Leflunomide and Methotrexate along with prednisone with...
I have only used prednisone for my PMR ... are all different in the way the the PMR ... the last 6 months was spent going back ... of the dosage and a number on the pain
Discussion: PMR Anyone?
Posted: May 26, 2019
@jmjlove you are describing the kind of pain I felt with my first round of polymyalgia...
jmjlove you are describing the kind of pain ... first round of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR ... feel very fortunate not to have the pain ... to get the swelling in my leg to go back
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Apr 10, 2019
Hello @gll104, welcome to Connect. I have no medical training or background but I have had...
occurrences of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR ... it and only had a minimal amount of pain ... I think methotrexate is used for PMR ... ://www.practicalpainmanagement.com/pain ... I'm just thinking back on my two
I was diagnosed with PMR Nov 2017 and am 52 yrs old. I started at 20mg...
I was diagnosed with PMR Nov 2017 and ... came back not as bad as not being on ... to come back. ... the specialist and he suggested I go back ... Does anyone know why we get this PMR
Hello @dsteede, welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. Thank you for sharing your struggle with what I...
big hurt - polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR ... My PMR is currently in remission so ... I've had 2 occurrences of PMR. ... was much like you described and the pain ... My rheumatologist had me going back
I don't believe contact with dirt has anything to do with getting PMR. I Had my...
dirt has anything to do with getting PMR ... My understanding of PMR is that there ... believe that I was suffering from PMR ... I kept telling myself my pains were ... Mine is in my hips and lower back.
Hello @pdaniels, Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I was treated with prednisone for 2 occurrences of...
occurrences of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR ... withdrawal type of symptom for my was the pain ... came back if I tapered off too quickly
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Feb 26, 2019
I too have had PMR and treated successfully with prednisone. About a year after my PMR...
I too have had PMR and treated successfully ... About a year after my PMR was corrected ... with dropped foot and numbness and pain ... I am back on prednisone but stopped
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Feb 20, 2019
I started having all over body pain about a year ago. Started with rheumatologist local clinic,...
hematologist conferred they decided I had PMR ... came back. ... The rheumatologist recommended I go back ... I am back down to 7 mg/day and will ... So far the PMR seems to be under control
When it went away the first time I felt pretty good and about the same as...
was such a sharp difference in the pain ... level when the PMR was active and when ... taking the prednisone I had a little pain ... The first occurrence I was going back ... prednisone with a little ache but not real pain
Hello @beckiw814, Welcome to Connect. I see you have already received some great information from @jenniferhunter....
#39;ve had in the past when it came back ... was waking up with pain and stinging ... side when I would wake up with the pain ... After the PMR went into remission I
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Sep 16, 2018
Hi @charlena, my PMR symptoms are mostly joint pain and stiffness in my arms, shoulders, hands...
Hi @charlena, my PMR symptoms are mostly ... joint pain and stiffness in my arms ... I still have a little joint pain and ... The test came back in the normal range ... associated with GCA - tender scalp, jaw pain
Posted: Apr 17, 2018
Hello @annmayo79 -- welcome to Connect. I have idiopathic small fiber peripheral neuropathy but I only...
neuropathy but I only have numbness and no pain ... mostly my polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR ... to help or strengthen your legs and back
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Mar 29, 2018
Hi Sally my name is Roland & have had PMR since last March yes the pain...
Sally my name is Roland & have had PMR ... since last March yes the pain is bad ... because we are the ones dealing with the pain ... advised to take it slowly if not your pain ... will be back trust me.
Hi Sally @sallygosse, the good news is that there are a lot of us here on...
are a lot of us here on Connect with PMR ... with prednisone and my episodes of PMR ... have different threshold levels for pain ... was too big of a jump for me and the pain ... came back.
Hi @reagan1mc -- I was first diagnosed with PMR back in 2007 and could barely stand...
reagan1mc -- I was first diagnosed with PMR ... He diagnosed the PMR and put me on 20 ... The PMR stayed in remission for 6 years ... of the prednisone that controls the pain ... from the PMR and then tapering down
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Jan 4, 2018