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Hi everyone. I have had PMR for about one and a half years. Up and down...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/976037/

I have had PMR for about one and a half

Discussion: Starting treatment with Kevzara: My journey

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 6, 2023

Hi Charlotte, Check out Reclast for your bones. It's given by infusion once a year so...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/947146/

year because of taking prednisone for pmr

Discussion: Has anyone else had pain return after reducing pred by only 2.5 mg?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 13, 2023

thanks hunib33. what's confusing about this for me is the pain is just in my calves...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/946540/

do You think it is a symptom of PMR?

Discussion: Calf pain when exercising

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 12, 2023

My first rheumatologist that never gave me a diagnosis (4 yrs) tried this at my first...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/934540/

(I didn't know about PMR yet.)

Discussion: Corticosteroid injections for polymyalgia rheumatica

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Sep 22, 2023

I just want to say my Dr. has me on 20 mg Pred a day and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/903355/

week of MXT and I have much lower PMR

Discussion: Some days are better than others

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 28, 2023

I had muscle pains in both arms when I raised my arms. Now I know that...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/883346/

No doctor suspected PMR until my current

Discussion: Any difficulty in diagnosis of PMR?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jun 22, 2023

Hi kathyjb, I have PMR and I’m not on prednisone, same as you I don’t want...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/823761/

Hi kathyjb, I have PMR and I’m not on

Discussion: PMR: Are there treatment alternatives to Prednisone?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 10, 2023

My PMR has always affected my quads and calves. I had a flare up 2 1/2...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/817012/

My PMR has always affected my quads

Discussion: Quadriceps, predinisone and alternatives

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Feb 25, 2023

What a terrific outcome. High dose prednisone causes hypertension in me, so I've been watching my...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/791276/

Was on a taper for my pmr which I&#39

Discussion: Adjusting to life with temporal arteritis

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jan 1, 2023

Hi @christi48, I got two COVID vaccine before I was diagnosed with PMR and GCA, which...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/788141/

vaccine before I was diagnosed with PMR

Discussion: When in PMR remission: What's your experience with covid vaccine?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 23, 2022

I took a single 40mg dose, sweated through the night and was pain free the next...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/785787/

PMR seems to spin a wheel to see what

Discussion: What steroid dosage did you start on? Did you find the right dosage?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 17, 2022

Thanks for the question. No, I had PMR before my first Covid vaccine. The blood clots...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/730804/

No, I had PMR before my first Covid

Discussion: Blood Clots - Connected with PMR?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 26, 2022

I take two medications for my high blood pressure (Primary Hyperaldosteronism, Secondary Hypertension) - hydrochlorothiazide 25...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/681820/

I've had two occurrence of PMR and

Discussion: Has anyone had steroids bring on high blood pressure?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Feb 17, 2022

I do not understand prednisone for PMR. Aren't there other anti inflammatory drugs that are less...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/657425/

I do not understand prednisone for PMR

Discussion: Prednisone tapering is challenging. What does remission feel like?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 25, 2021

i am on my third flare of pmr in 15 months..i have never made it below...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/650686/

i am on my third flare of pmr in 15

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 2, 2021

@kathylovgren You took the vaccine and you are wanting to share your positive experience with members...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/327796/

regarding the COVID-19 vaccine and PMR

Discussion: Is it safe to get the Corona Virus (COVID-19) vaccine with PMR?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Feb 5, 2021

Absolutely - I am sure that my body responded violently to a period of severe stress...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/155443/

just prior to being diagnosed with PMR

Discussion: Skin infections while on Prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 28, 2017

I began having tingling in right hand in March. I still have that and since March...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1070171/

I was diagnosed with PMR a number of ... feel like I am back with full-blown PMR ... anyone’s rheumatologist distinguished PMR

Discussion: Are painful swollen hands and fingers a PMR flare?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 18, 2024

It saddens me to hear that people went through the same trauma as me. I too...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1038348/

So he suspected PMR, so put me on prednisone ... rheumatologist thought I didn't have PMR ... only after i began reading about the PMR

Discussion: How often does PMR progress to GCA?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 22, 2024

Deborah57- I’m new to this “condition” too, going on 2 months. PMR hit me overnite, I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1029312/

PMR hit me overnite, I had no idea what ... diagnosed in 2 days, I had never heard of PMR ... I read up on PMR and thought sure, 1

Discussion: New to PMR diagnosis

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 7, 2024