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Thanks for prompt reply, John. No, Rheumatologist was of the opinion that no serious studies had...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/699362/

vaccines might be suspected of triggering PMR

Discussion: Prednisolone immuno-suppressant effect v Covid booster protection

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Apr 15, 2022

It is all so very confusing because my rheumatologist suggested I wear compression socks to alleviate...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/689725/

Prednisone now for 17 months due to PMR

Discussion: Tight Fitting Jeans or Leggings

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 15, 2022

It was my primary Dr. that prescribed it that high. She said we want to knock...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/688356/

She is very knowledgable on PMR so I

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 10, 2022

It may be more helpful focus on what you don't have. Rheumys usually order labs to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/646806/

symptoms to conclude that you have PMR

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 20, 2021

Yes, after I got PMR after the first shot 6 months ago, my rheumatologist suggested I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/629132/

Yes, after I got PMR after the first

Discussion: COVID Booster, Prednisone and PMR

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Aug 23, 2021

Yes I have read about that as a problem and that 15% of people with PMR...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/601492/

problem and that 15% of people with PMR

Discussion: Terry Wahls Protocol

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 13, 2021

I agree. My first doc grudgingly put me on 10 mg (she wasn't convinced I had...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/601153/

mg (she wasn't convinced I had PMR

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 11, 2021

I've been on between 1 and 2 mg/day of prednisone for the last few years but...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/286654/

upper back and I'm afraid the PMR

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Aug 11, 2020

Hi, John. Yes, I’m currently on 3 mg of Prednisone, down from 40 when I was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/299071/

side effects from the medication but PMR

Discussion: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR), prednisone and Coronavirus COVID-19

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Apr 10, 2020

Thanks for info, John. Rheumy back in office now and I had to go back up...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/138077/

’t believe where one has pain from PMR

Discussion: How to address PMR pain while decreasing prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Sep 6, 2019

Hi @noosat1...how did you ever get off sugar? I’m finding it one of the most difficult...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/108785/

Have had PMR since last Oct.

Discussion: Does anyone use curcumin (Turmeric) to address autoimmune diseases?

Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases

Posted: Apr 23, 2019

I am new to the group, having been diagnosed in Sep. 18. with PMR at 67.i...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/137751/

having been diagnosed in Sep. 18. with PMR

Discussion: How to address PMR pain while decreasing prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 19, 2018

Hi John, Thanks for sharing your thoughts and experience on prednisone with me. It's scary how...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/182117/

I wish you the best with your PMR hoping

Discussion: Facial Swelling - no diagnosis

Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases

Posted: Jan 23, 2018

My first time with PMR lasted 3 and half years with the last six months going...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1368232/

My first time with PMR lasted 3 and

Discussion: Still Struggling with that last mile on the path to 0 mg

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Aug 11 9:34am

I was diagnosed in April 2024 with PMR and put on 15 mg prednisone. In Nov.,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1359175/

I was diagnosed in April 2024 with PMR

Discussion: New Methotrexate Study in PMR

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 29 11:10am

I started methoprednosone at 48 mg daily when first diagnosed with pmr/gca. Then would reduce 1...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1351832/

mg daily when first diagnosed with pmr

Discussion: Headaches from Actemra

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 19 3:44pm

You are lucky to get a diagnosis so quickly! I suffered for 4 months until the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1351633/

But it’s way better than PMR and ibuprofin

Discussion: Diagnosed with PMR 16 days ago.

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 19 11:40am

"It sounds like you have a keeper for a rheumatologist. That is half the battle. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1175222/

Actemra treated was "refractory PMR ... prednisone for 12 years to treat refractory PMR ... PMR was just my latest addition and ... Actemra worked so effectively for PMR

Discussion: GCA prednisone vs. actemra infusion therapy

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 17, 2024

Did you have glaucoma before or after starting prednisone? If you had pre-existing glaucoma then prednisone...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/832083/

prednisone "long term" for PMR ... year or so for uveitis long before PMR ... After PMR was diagnosed, I was taking ... many years of taking prednisone for PMR

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 25, 2023

At first, in January, a doctor diagnosed it fairly quickly in my first meeting with him....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/600735/

but by then I had diagnosed it as PMR ... confused me from realizing it was PMR ... found someone who said that 10% of PMR ... happens frequently in early onset of PMR

Discussion: Terry Wahls Protocol

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 10, 2021