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I was 69 when PMR started. I too worked out. I have lifted weights since high...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1232898/

I was 69 when PMR started. ... PMR is not considered a muscle wasting ... started on a every day workout when PMR

Discussion: Working out with PMR

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Feb 9 10:33am

"Is tapering in whole mg amounts immunologically safer/as safe as tapering half mg amounts?" ------------------------------- I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1220837/

didn't need Prednisone to treat PMR ... I thought I needed Prednisone for PMR ... ;t sure but Actemra seemed to have PMR

Discussion: If you have tapering problems below 5 mg this might explain why.

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jan 24 6:06pm

The way I understand it is the following: Only after 10 mg do you need to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1070414/

anywhere near 10 mg for ten years after PMR ... There were other factors so not just PMR ... prednisone. while Actemra prevented a PMR

Discussion: Prednisone for over a year along with Kevzara for last 5 months

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 18, 2024

Hi and thanks for sharing. Not sure yet if the empathy is helping me or feeding...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/944167/

a retired RRT and I never heard of PMR ... and pin down the source/origin of my PMR ... the loss of some things because the PMR

Discussion: A month into my diagnosis with PMR

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 8, 2023

Hello @englerbarb, Welcome to Connect, an online community where patients and caregivers share their experiences, find...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/631475/

#39;s possible to be diagnosed with PMR ... inflammatory markers both times when my PMR ... walk when I was first diagnosed with PMR

Discussion: Do I really have PMR?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Aug 31, 2021

Although I had intense pain with the PMR and had trouble performing the simplest of tasks,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/613765/

Although I had intense pain with the PMR ... I found that PMR pain typically lessens ... that movement, painful as it is with PMR

Discussion: PMR and tapering -- will blood work change?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 4, 2021

I have had Dupuytren palmar bands for years before I developed PMR and then carpal tunnel...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1230056/

bands for years before I developed PMR

Discussion: Dupuytren's Contracture?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Feb 5 11:44am

I am not sure that PMR causes that much emotional distress? It is painful but can...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1184222/

I am not sure that PMR causes that much

Discussion: Emotional Roller Coaster and PMR

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 4, 2024

I have had AFib for 10 years and have been on blood thinners all that time....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1179624/

I was diagnosed with pmr 9 months ago

Discussion: Any of you with PMR also have afib and on blood thinners?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 25, 2024

I’ve continued to get vaccines and no flares or bad side effects. I’m guessing the suppressed...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1264819/

getting one of those illnesses with pmr

Discussion: Safe to get vaccines after diagnosis?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 23 10:51am

I have had PMR for 7 years and have been at 3mg. daily to get off...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1222914/

I have had PMR for 7 years and have

Discussion: If you have tapering problems below 5 mg this might explain why.

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jan 27 9:18am

You're not alone. This is a great forum for support and information. I was diagnosed with...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1215481/

I was diagnosed with PMR and possible

Discussion: New to this diagnosis

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jan 18 9:05am

That's just what my rheumatologist told me. I'm reasonably certain I didn't misunderstand him because I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1132177/

checking all of the other boxes for PMR

Discussion: Any Tips For Tapering Off Prednisone?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Aug 28, 2024

Usually when they give an injection of a steroid, you start your oral dose of steroids...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1125766/

Wishing you great pain relief on your PMR

Discussion: Thank you Reminder to PMR group

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Aug 18, 2024

I'm sure I have PMR but also sure I have back and knee issues unrelated. Juggling...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1084445/

I'm sure I have PMR but also sure

Discussion: How about knee and lower leg pain?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jun 10, 2024

I am down to 1 mg of prednisone after 3 years. I am also experiencing grip...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1075619/

symptoms before being diagnosed with PMR

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 27, 2024

I developed PMR while taking Hydroxychloroquine for ax-SpA (spondylo-arthropathy). Was this a co-incidence or drug inter-action?...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1052280/

I developed PMR while taking Hydroxychloroquine

Discussion: Shifting from Prednisone to Hydroxychloroquine

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Apr 17, 2024

MSM is short for Methylsulfonylmethane, which is a natural compound found in some foods. As a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1032337/

;s also supposed to be helpful for PMR

Discussion: Sugar and PMR

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 12, 2024

Hi, so I was diagnosed with PMR in Jan 23. Put on 20mg of prednisone gradually...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1030358/

Hi, so I was diagnosed with PMR in Jan

Discussion: New to PMR diagnosis

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 9, 2024

Good for you! Just wanted to comment that I never had elevated inflammatory markers in my...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/983671/

blood, but I was still diagnosed with PMR

Discussion: Sugar and PMR

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 20, 2023