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I appreciate you sharing about your experience with Actemra. I am assuming because the plaquenial hasn’t...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/989927/

plaquenial hasn’t done much for the PMR

Discussion: Methotrexate / Actemra

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jan 1, 2024

I tried two times on the rec of my doc to take a single daily dose...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/958166/

So I end up with side effects AND PMR

Discussion: Morning misery: Is prednisone effective 24 hrs? PMR and hands

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 3, 2023

I have recently been diagnosed with PMR. I have been on 20mg Prednisone for a week....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/808168/

have recently been diagnosed with PMR

Discussion: PMR Dosages and Managing Symptoms

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Feb 8, 2023

Actually, my rheumatologist advised me NOT to get any vaccines. He is concerned any would produce...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/790645/

concerned any would produce a flair in the PMR

Discussion: Shingles vaccination while on steroids

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 30, 2022

Does anyone have experience with hydroxychloroquine? My rheumatologist has had me on it for two months...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/783596/

seemed to have been aggravated by PMR

Discussion: Anyone have experience with Low Dose Naltrexone instead of prednisone?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 11, 2022

It’s a good idea, PMR or not, to get up at least once an hour and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/696435/

It’s a good idea, PMR or not, to get

Discussion: Blood Clots - Connected with PMR?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Apr 6, 2022

I had breathlessness and fatigue for a while - with anemia - which is part of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/616917/

- with anemia - which is part of PMR

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 15, 2021

BTW Sunday night I took 20 mg Prednisone, no Melatonin...the PMR symptoms were background noise at...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/612129/

mg Prednisone, no Melatonin...the PMR

Discussion: Melatonin and PMR

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jun 28, 2021

JohnI have gained some weight with my PMR. What exactually do you think causes the weight...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/137683/

JohnI have gained some weight with my PMR

Discussion: How to address PMR pain while decreasing prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jan 24, 2018

I'm thinking you shouldn't be tapering while traveling. I traveled extensively when I was taking prednisone....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1374214/

I'm being treated for PMR but not ... infusion of Actemra (tocilizumab) for PMR

Discussion: PMR and travel

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Aug 19 10:56am

Thank you, John. I'm sorry you have had to deal with the PMR more often for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/644631/

sorry you have had to deal with the PMR ... lbs heavier and not active if i had PMR

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 13, 2021

You're asking a difficult question - how long do people with PMR and/or GCA need to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1289046/

question - how long do people with PMR ... I just googled "does PMR last forever

Discussion: What is the goal when tapering?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Apr 24 2:57pm

Hi @crewss, I'd like to add my welcome to Connect along with @megz and others. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1302847/

mentioned being diagnosed recently with PMR ... Arteritis (GCA) which is associated with PMR

Discussion: severe chest pains after laying down for an hour or more

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 12 8:00pm

Hi @jeansg and @ninadavis, my hair was always very thick, curly and frizzy. I had PMR...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1138417/

I had PMR for a year, undiagnosed. ... thinnned out dramatically with the PMR

Discussion: Prednisone and change in hair texture

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Sep 8, 2024

So I saw my pcp and she seems to think because it comes and goes that...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1106424/

My PMR is in flare, which I knew. ... taking 7.5 mg of prednisone for my PMR

Discussion: PMR pain and vision

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 16, 2024

Hello @jmwm. Mayo Clinic Connect is a great resource for meeting other members with similar experiences...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1081262/

interested in this related discussion: - PMR ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pmr-dosages

Discussion: What mg of prednisone to take when a person gets a flare up?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jun 5, 2024

Thanks. There is no follow-up. A GP is all I have to work with. He doesn’t...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1035328/

almost a year to get the diagnosis of PMR ... both clued into the fact that I had PMR

Discussion: How to go from a 7 day 50 mg prednisone to the previous 14 mg

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 17, 2024

I was diagnosed with Giant Cell Arteritis in 2020 with a biopsy near my temple. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/923217/

I was also told I had PMR. ... But the PMR just returned a month ago

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Sep 2, 2023

My rheumatologist actually made my diagnosis but I honestly didn’t believe him despite my symptoms of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/873783/

have a positive family history for PMR ... patient that he had diagnosed with PMR

Discussion: Can we make PMR funny ? Can we fight the immune cells involved ?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jun 6, 2023

I have PMR and when I had a CT of my shoulder for replacement surgery a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/849416/

I have PMR and when I had a CT of my ... issues to be concerned about and with PMR

Discussion: PMR/GCA and lung nodule

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Apr 25, 2023