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Thank-you ... I will check out what ED582 has to say. To my knowledge, nobody on...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/819434/

I was diagnosed with PMR at the age ... rather liked prednisone in the start of PMR

Discussion: Tapering off of Prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 1, 2023

Hi @lyndee58, I had PMR for about six months before I started with GCA. I was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/789042/

Hi @lyndee58, I had PMR for about six ... dosage of prednisone prescribed for PMR

Discussion: Can the pain of PMR be aggravated from a stomach virus?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 26, 2022

I am 72, have had PMR for over a year now, on prednisone for almost a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/720312/

I am 72, have had PMR for over a year ... legs are not the "classic" PMR

Discussion: Questioning my diagnosis of PMR

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jun 23, 2022

So glad to have found this discussion forum. I was just diagnosed with PMR last week...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/693649/

I was just diagnosed with PMR last week ... better, I am certainly not back to pre PMR

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 27, 2022

Hello again John. I think your view of PMR symptoms being largely driven by inflammation is...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/286695/

I think your view of PMR symptoms being ... be consistent with perhaps 20% of PMR

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 18, 2020

Hello @lisadog33 I am glad to see that you are reaching out for answers. That is...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/145106/

also have polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR ... The PMR was in remission for about six

Discussion: Small Fiber Neuropathy: What helps?

Support Group: Neuropathy

Posted: Mar 29, 2017

not a doc but the carpal tunnel diagnosis sounds solid. however see if he can get...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1178795/

Healthunlocked.com It is wonderful. go to the PMR

Discussion: Tingling fingers part of PMR symptom?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 23, 2024

Adrenal insufficiency is an often overlooked ramification of long term prednisone use. It may be a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1047294/

symptom of adrenal insufficiency and PMR ... and that is the treatment for both PMR ... when a biologic was started and my PMR

Discussion: Adrenal Insufficiency and Tapering Prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Apr 8, 2024

@samara66 It was a combination of autoimmune related inflammatory arthritis along with PMR. There was also...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/838755/

inflammatory arthritis along with PMR ... PMR changed all that. ... With PMR and inflammatory arthritis

Discussion: Tapering off of Prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Apr 6, 2023

Yes ... I was offered Actemra (tocilizumab) for PMR after "all other treatment alternatives failed." That...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/825958/

offered Actemra (tocilizumab) for PMR ... starting from a dose of 40 mg when PMR ... Synovitis is associated with both PMR

Discussion: Initial Dosage of Prednisone Impacts Long Term Recovery

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 14, 2023

I recently watched a very new video with a rheumatology expert on YouTube who advised splitting...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1112152/

know, not much attention is paid to PMR

Discussion: Conflict with Rheumatologist over taking Prednisone for PMR in AM/PM

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 26, 2024

My introduction to RA at age 62 was seronegative and involved an incredibly acute onset -...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1069367/

initial inflammatory storm might suggest PMR

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 17, 2024

My Mayo rheumatologist told me I needed to "listen" to my body when tapering my prednisone...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1065878/

My first time with PMR took 3 and half

Discussion: Has anyone "self-tapered" (increase or decrease prednisone)

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 11, 2024

Thanks for your advice. When I’d had to do a short course of high dose prednisone...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1035181/

previous years when I didn’t have PMR

Discussion: How to go from a 7 day 50 mg prednisone to the previous 14 mg

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 17, 2024

Not sure if this a non sequitur - but googling pain down the thigh - which...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1011881/

dealing with since May after Dx of PMR

Discussion: Tight Fitting Jeans or Leggings

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Feb 8, 2024

I have been having the same pains with weakness in hips and shoulders. Debilitating. After 3...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1004550/

Nov ‘20), I have been diagnosed with PMR

Discussion: Bilateral Muscle Pain in Arms, Legs, Neck and Shoulders

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jan 27, 2024

@raven1955. I’m into my second month of having tapered completely off prednisone. I fully expected to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/994652/

know it’s a part of the process of PMR

Discussion: PMR Taper and pain

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jan 9, 2024

You are fortunate to be diagnosed. My PCP and I are guessing that I have PMR...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/991750/

PCP and I are guessing that I have PMR

Discussion: Good days and bad days

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jan 5, 2024

Hi @marymckeith, I'm sorry to hear of your struggle. The black hole for me was psychological,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/925951/

is supposed to resolve symptoms of PMR

Discussion: GCA (Giant Cell Arteritis) and PMR (polymyalgia rheumatica)

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Sep 7, 2023

I don't wish to suggest that Actemra is a perfect solution for PMR/GCA. My rheumatologist didn't...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/921731/

Actemra is a perfect solution for PMR

Discussion: Does adrenal insufficiency with unregulated inflammation cause flares?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Aug 30, 2023