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"At present I'm taking methotrexate, prednisone, duloxatine and lyrica. With minimal relief." I remember taking all...
I can only imagine what PMR on top of ... RA is like. ... I had PMR on top of reactive arthritis ... and RA is not good. ... and PMR.
Posted: Jun 8, 2024
I’m some odd hybrid of PMR and RA. In 2011, I had acute onset of profound...
I’m some odd hybrid of PMR and RA. ... Has anyone encountered this RA/PMR symptom
Posted: Dec 5, 2023
I'm in awe with biologics in general. I remember being on a forum for people with...
After PMR was diagnosed, my medical ... My primary diagnosis was PMR and I was ... was the "only option" for PMR ... , spondyloarthritis, RA or any of the ... Historically, people with RA paved the
Hi @bb1, My PMR is currently in remission but I also have small fiber peripheral neuropathy....
Hi @bb1, My PMR is currently in remission ... connection but I've never felt my PMR ... but RA and I was told by my rheumy PMR ... Neuropathic symptoms are common in RA ... Patients with RA, particularly elderly
Posted: Jan 30, 2023
How did Humira and Enbrel work for you. I assume these TNF-inhibitors were for RA before...
assume these TNF-inhibitors were for RA ... before you were diagnosed with PMR. ... your current symptoms are more like RA ... symptoms or more like PMR symptoms. ... inhibitor that is FDA approved for both PMR
Hello everyone, I can’t begin to tell you all how important being able to communicate with...
flared and then was diagnosed with PMR ... , now RA. ... decision now is what to do about the RA
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Jan 27, 2024
I don't have RA so I can't speak with any experience about RA. However, I'm somewhat...
with any experience about RA. ... inflammatory arthritis that coexist with PMR ... it didn't seem to work well for PMR ... receptor blocker and it worked well for PMR ... What happens when a person with both PMR
Discussion: PMR and RA
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Feb 10, 2023
Dadcue, I wasn't treated for PMR until I was diagnosed by the rheumatologist. I thought I...
Dadcue, I wasn't treated for PMR ... gave me a differential diagnosis of PMR ... vs RA. ... Rheumatologist dx'd PMR 1st visit
Posted: Feb 16, 2025
Welcome @justurtle, Interesting question that I'm sure others may have some thoughts on but then we...
rheumatologists with experience diagnosing PMR ... also unlikely for you to have both PMR ... and RA at the same time. ... The term PMR was first used to underline ... milder from rheumatoid arthritis (RA
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Jan 24, 2024
Hello. I’m Ellen, age 64, first diagnosed with Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) in June 2025, then discovered...
diagnosed with Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR ... 2025, then discovered I also have RA ... think the MTX is also helping with the RA ... Anyone else have both PMR and RA?
Hello healthy56! I wouldn’t hesitate start KEVZARA. It has been a life changer for me. Early...
Early in 2022 I developed PMR and was ... prednisone nine months and managing my PMR ... and RA with Kevzara. ... prednisone and many other drugs for RA ... I am an active, fit male Developed PMR
Posted: Sep 29, 2024
I have no idea if it’s even possible, but I believe I had PMR initially and...
even possible, but I believe I had PMR ... initially and it evolved into RA. ... Blood test for RA FACTOR WAS… positive ... positive, that maybe I’ve had both PMR ... and RA.
Posted: Dec 22, 2023
I don't know very much about RA but it can cause bilateral shoulder pain. https://www.verywellhealth.com/rheumatoid-arthritis-shoulders-5075449 For...
I don't know very much about RA ... Reactive Arthritis which is similar to RA ... but not the same as RA. ... and RA. ... You might be better off treating RA
Hello @dubecates, I would like to add my welcome along with @becsbuddy and other members. Sorry...
you still are having pain from your PMR ... tell you from my first occurrence of PMR ... rheumatologist who diagnosed me with PMR ... of different conditions that mimic PMR ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pmr-and-ra
Discussion: PMR and RA
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Jan 21, 2022
My doc has navigated me thru this process, starting with an appointment every month, including blood...
I know it’s a RA drug, but he believes ... there is a connection between PMR and ... RA, or one is a derivation of the other ... The PMR is not limiting me in any way ... one my doctor friends told me, the PMR
Posted: Aug 1, 2024
I would keep both appointments for now because rheumatology appointments are so difficult to get. Actually,...
though, it doesn’t necessarily rule out PMR ... LDN might work for PMR (I take LDN for ... treatment exists for their condition (PMR ... , IBD, RA, etc.) ... My father has PMR and takes LDN for
Yes. First Pfizer vax May 2021. Pain in neck and shoulders all that summer. I bought...
the Chiro if he thought it could be PMR ... or RA. ... I get blood work done to test for RA ... me to a Neurologist, who diagnosed PMR