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I am new to this group discussion board and at age 74 was disagnosed in Nov....
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/643352/
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
Discussion: PMR and Methotrexate
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Oct 8, 2021
Hello everyone! I was diagnosed with PMR on June 1 and had already started on a...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/612323/
I was diagnosed with PMR on June 1 and ... nausea could be from either or both the PMR ... about when and why patients started on methotrexate
Discussion: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR): Meet others & Share Your Story
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jun 28, 2021
Hello @drlovegrove, Welcome to Connect, an online community where patients and caregivers share their experiences, find...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/605761/
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
Discussion: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR): Meet others & Share Your Story
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: May 30, 2021
MP is very rare and I started experiencing symptoms after a very bad fall on black...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/322318/
Unfortunately the MP and PMR reared ... is also supposed to be helping the PMR ... medications for various reasons, but for PMR ... on 15 mg. of prednisone, as well as methotrexate
Discussion: PMR at 48 yrs old
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Oct 7, 2020
My CRP number has been normal most of the time, with one recent reading of 12....
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1162996/
inflammatory arthritis other than PMR ... addition), which is why I have started methotrexate ... months it seems to be helping with PMR ... The idea of PMR triggering OA pain makes ... PMR pain was always worst in the morning
Discussion: Sed Rate still elevated, but pain much improved
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Oct 26, 2024
Methotrexate elevated my liver enzymes significantly. My rheumatologist knew I drank a daily IPA but hadn't...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1141371/
Methotrexate elevated my liver enzymes ... and then luckily was able to get off methotrexate ... effects and it wasn't helping the PMR ... This PMR odyssey has required lots of
Discussion: Methytrexate and alcohol
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Sep 14, 2024
I was diagnosed with PMR April 2023. so far I’ve been on prednisone and Leflunomide. neither...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1133578/
I was diagnosed with PMR April 2023. ... How does this medication work with PMR ... one doesn’t work out any thoughts on methotrexate
Discussion: Treating PMR with Prednisone and Hydroxychloroquine
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Aug 30, 2024
Kevzara and Actemra are new biologics that insurance may cover. Usually if you have tried methotrexate...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1116358/
Usually if you have tried methotrexate ... they have determined to be active in PMR ... Methotrexate is older cheaper RA drug ... to keep the inflammation down or a PMR ... They can restart PMR.
Discussion: What justifies an increase in prednisone?
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Aug 2, 2024
@hopeful33250 You're very welcome! My husband has steroid-induced osteoporosis, something we had never heard of until...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1112212/
He was diagnosed with PMR (Polymyalgia ... With PMR, he was put on 30 mg prednisone ... Heparin Warfarin Cyclosporine Methotrexate
Discussion: Dental work while on Reclast
Support Group: Osteoporosis & Bone Health
Posted: Jul 26, 2024
I have experienced blurry vision since the beginning of my PMR. My doctor said I also...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1102853/
blurry vision since the beginning of my PMR ... over a month ago my doctor put me on Methotrexate
Discussion: PMR pain and vision
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jul 10, 2024
I took weekly doses for 7 weeks . Also took folic acid as directed. After week...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1101970/
My PMR pain increased from lack of movement ... that it had anything to do with the Methotrexate ... and said I was having a PMR flare. ... I have had several PMR flares as I taper ... and I knew it was the Methotrexate.
Discussion: How do I handle the ups and downs of PMR? So many questions.
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jul 9, 2024
Hi. As @dadcue mentioned above, I have had RA for 12 years. My onset was very...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1084922/
struggled with whether it might be PMR ... For several years I was also on Methotrexate
Discussion: PMR and Methotrexate
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jun 11, 2024
In my 6th year of pmr. Been below 5 mg several times. A year ago both...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1076839/
In my 6th year of pmr. ... Increased the prednisone dose, suggested methotrexate ... Since pmr started I have seen several ... found one person who has heard of pmr
Discussion: Are painful swollen hands and fingers a PMR flare?
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: May 29, 2024