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Your experience with PMR is very similar to mine - I was 70 when diagnosed and...
Your experience with PMR is very similar ... Rheumatologist doesn't think are PMR ... She has suggested going on Methotrexate
Discussion: PMR Anyone?
Posted: Mar 26, 2018
Hi @flicka -- welcome to Connect. My PMR has come and gone twice and the first...
My PMR has come and gone twice and the ... I wasn't aware of the methotrexate ... Groups > Autoimmune Diseases > PMR ... and Methotrexate -- https://connect.mayoclinic.org ... /discussion/pmr-and-methotrexate/
Posted: Jun 22, 2018
I am new to this group discussion board and at age 74 was disagnosed in Nov....
74 was disagnosed in Nov. 2020 with PMR ... liver and kidneys I started taking Methotrexate ... infections when I took my first dose of Methotrexate ... antibiotic would magnify the effects of methotrexate
Posted: Oct 8, 2021
Hello @drlovegrove, Welcome to Connect, an online community where patients and caregivers share their experiences, find...
Thanks for sharing your story with PMR ... one of the side effects listed under Methotrexate ... /sfx/methotrexate-side-effects.html ... Was the Methotrexate prescribed for ... your PMR when you tapered off of prednisone
I have had PMR for the past 2 1/2 years. When I was diagnosed I couldn't...
I have had PMR for the past 2 1/2 years ... tried to team the prednisone with methotrexate ... have run many tests and say it is PMR ... must have the most stubborn case of PMR ... that have proved to be beneficial for PMR
Hello @marilyncarkner, Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I have had 2 occurrences of PMR. The first...
I have had 2 occurrences of PMR. ... what others are sharing about their PMR ... and Methotrexate https://connect.mayoclinic.org ... /discussion/pmr-and-methotrexate/ Has ... your doctor mentioned trying methotrexate
Posted: Feb 21, 2019
My PMR is almost six years old. I have tapered off prednisone three times only to...
My PMR is almost six years old. ... been on four different medications (methotrexate ... Four months later, I had PMR.
Posted: Apr 17, 2023
My rheumatologist is a bit puzzled as to why I still have pmr pain but have...
bit puzzled as to why I still have pmr ... and CRP were elevated on diagnosis (pmr ... Have tried methotrexate but did not ... very active and healthy otherwise - pmr ... markers but still have pmr pain?
Posted: Apr 10, 2023
I wen through all of that after I stopped taking Methotrexate because it raised my liver...
all of that after I stopped taking Methotrexate ... I did not notice while on Methotrexate ... connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/anyone-diagnosed-with-pmr-after-the-pfizer-vaccine
The biologic that worked for me was Actemra. Unfortunately, Actemra isn't FDA approved for the treatment...
FDA approved for the treatment of PMR ... inflammatory arthritis along with PMR ... might work for my case of chronic PMR ... GCA and RA then it might work for PMR ... of all other treatment options like methotrexate
Posted: Dec 21, 2022
Hi @sallyann, and welcome to Connect. I found some information from Mayo Clinic on lifestyle and...
on lifestyle and home remedies for PMR ... How do you manage your PMR beyond your ... recently discussed their experience with PMR ... as these members wrote about taking Methotrexate
I have had PMR for three years. I have consulted four rheumatologists and three orthopedists in...
I have had PMR for three years. ... My doctor thought the PMR was in remission ... I learned that about 40% of PMR patients ... FYI, I did ask about methotrexate, and ... been effective in her treatment of PMR
Discussion: PMR Anyone?
Posted: Oct 12, 2019
Actually, The Mayo Clinic is where I am considering seeking treatment. I have reviewed their locations,...
attributed by them to something other than PMR ... Once one has suffered PMR pain, one ... Prednisone which is why I am researching Methotrexate ... rheumatologist, I am going to ask why Methotrexate ... or steroid myopathy rather than to PMR
Posted: Nov 14, 2018
This article/post mentions it, and has sources at the end of the article. It’s also medically...
for autoimmune conditions include methotrexate ... There are alternatives, but methotrexate ... not addressing the inflammation from PMR ... PMR is one of the few autoimmune conditions
I'm 79 with "extreme risk" osteoporosis and really didn't want to use prednisone, but the pain...
possible side condition and that the PMR ... quickly as possible and spoke about methotrexate ... " (My assumption had been that PMR
Posted: Jul 30, 2023
I had very little success tapering off prednisone during my 12 years years of being treated...
12 years years of being treated for PMR ... The first factor being that PMR might ... How soon PMR goes into remission is ... Never assume that it is only PMR you ... Methotrexate and Leflunomide were used