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Hello @nancybee, Welcome to Connect. You mentioned tapering from 10 mg down to 2.5 mg over...
prednisone faster the second time my PMR ... following discussions helpful: -- PMR ... Dosages and Managing Symptoms: https ... / -- PMR: Are there treatment alternatives ... Along with your eating for PMR,
Posted: Sep 18, 2022
Hello @anitacs, Welcome to Connect. PMR can bad news when the pain is not controlled. It's...
PMR can bad news when the pain is not ... I've had 2 occurrences of PMR and ... following discussions helpful. -- PMR ... Dosages and Managing Symptoms: https ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pmr-dosages
Posted: Sep 14, 2022
I was diagnosed three months ago. My main symptoms include pain in the shoulders with limited...
My main symptoms include pain in the ... shower first thing in the morning my symptoms ... there is anyone out there who has managed ... their pmr without steroids and what
Posted: Sep 12, 2022
I got my 2nd booster (4th Covid shot) in midMay. Within 2 weeks, I started feeling...
Dr. diagnosed me with PMR and started ... Symptoms are better on Prednisone, but ... were easily managed with Aleve and ... shot - the Moderna - triggered my PMR ... their Covid vaccinations caused their PMR
Hi Naezzo, this is a very new diagnosis for you. I'm glad you found the PMR...
I'm glad you found the PMR group ... current dosage and lack of relief from symptoms ... to this existing discussion: - PMR ... , Prednisone Dosages and Managing Symptoms ... , have you been living with the symptoms
Posted: Aug 20, 2022
Welcome @doneville1, It definitely is nice to be retired when dealing with PMR. Tapering can be...
nice to be retired when dealing with PMR ... difficult sometimes when it comes to PMR ... discussion you might find helpful: -- PMR ... Dosages and Managing Symptoms: https ... you are eating healthy to help the PMR
Hi @macferse, I think that may be the proverbial 64 thousand dollar question if you are...
With my two times with PMR and tapering ... discussion/taper-side-effects/ -- PMR ... Dosages and Managing Symptoms: https ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pmr-dosages
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
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
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
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
There are tools that could diagnosed GCA. An ultrasound or temporal artery biopsy. As @jeff97 suggested,...
I acquired PMR and suspected GCA in ... Since I was showing classic symptoms ... My vision is worse now, than pre-PMR ... in my knees and hips, but it's manageable
Posted: Sep 7, 2025
You never said how long you were on 20 or 15 mg of Prednisone and what...
believe all my pain was caused be PMR ... resisted steroids since they mask symptoms ... You are young to have PMR so you really ... need to focus on management and learning
Posted: Sep 4, 2025
It appears that you still have an active case of PMR and that the meds you...
that you still have an active case of PMR ... doctor as to the best nest step to help manage ... the PMR symptoms.
I am a 69 year-old male that has been fighting PMR for almost 5 years now....
year-old male that has been fighting PMR ... difficult and to cause flareups in PMR ... It has absolutely well the symptoms. ... moving at least once an hour, Try to manage
Discussion: PMR and travel
Posted: Aug 19, 2025
@mjontour, thank goodness you are pain free. But the fatigue as you describe it can be...
in these 2 related discussed in the PMR ... group: - PMR and Fatigue. ... / - Is fatigue a symptom of PMR? ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pmr ... picked up as you figure out how to manage
Discussion: PMR and fatigue
Posted: Aug 15, 2025