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@emma321, One thing I think might really help since you just started is to keep a...
This helps when you start tapering. ... That was what really helped my second ... time around with PMR and allowed me ... 2 years the first time around with PMR ... What’s your why?
@charlena, You will notice we changed your discussion title a little to help let members know...
your discussion title a little to help ... let members know what your question ... for me to split the pills but it did help ... I think what makes diagnosis hard sometimes ... lifestyle type changes to see if they may help
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Mar 2, 2022
@queenie2030, I agree with @sashakay that it is a difficult decision. I can only defer back...
I can only defer back to what my rheumatologist ... told me the first time around with PMR ... makes a great point about watching what ... 's some information that might help
Hi @infiniteree, Do you mind sharing what how much prednisone you started on? There is another...
@infiniteree, Do you mind sharing what ... another discussion which you might find helpful ... -- PMR Dosages and Managing Symptoms ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pmr-dosages ... 20 mg for both occurrences I had of PMR
Welcome June @juneh, You are not alone. I think all of us with PMR have had...
I think all of us with PMR have had ... What helped me a lot with my first occurrence ... of PMR was keeping a daily log of how ... from 1 to 10, with 10 the worst) and what
Posted: Jan 24, 2022
Yes ... I've had both butt pain and iron deficient anemia this past year along with...
deficient anemia this past year along with PMR ... now I'm in pretty good shape, no PMR ... bolt upright ... just the opposite of what ... those wooden bead seat things might help ... attitude has a lot to do with overcoming PMR
Hello @nuss95816, Welcome to Connect and thank you for sharing what helps you. I also use...
Connect and thank you for sharing what ... helps you. ... fasting and doing a low carb diet helps ... keep the PMR in remission. ... What’s your why?
Hello John, I had never heard of PMR when I was diagnosed. I was glad to...
Hello John, I had never heard of PMR ... different doctors trying to figure out what ... injections in my knees and ankles which helped
Wow, thank you for your input. I did not know that I should not take melatonin...
that I should not take melatonin to help ... good look at me and said, "I know what ... it is, you have PMR' She sent me ... t even get out of my chair without help
Good morning! I'm Kay and I was recently (last 2 months) diagnosed with PMR. I'm so...
recently (last 2 months) diagnosed with PMR ... prednisone and taking Advil which helps ... interested in hearing other stories and what ... others do to help themselves.
Hi, I just came across this forum. I've had PMR for 2-1/2 years now, and like...
I've had PMR for 2-1/2 years now ... I needed help getting up and down until ... Now I don't know what is worst the ... it hasn't had any effect on my PMR
Hey John, thanks for sharing and thank you to the others doing the same, greatly appreciated!...
know that I have anything more to help ... all of you dealing with PMR, except ... took blood & diagnosed me with PMR ... What I have found is that keeping active ... Hope there is something here that is helpful
Hi valb, You sound upbeat despite all you've been going through. Prednisone at the proper dosage...
supposed to alleviate most of the pain of PMR ... Have you let your doctor know what you ... I found an infrared heating pad helped ... fibromyalgia that was soothing and helpful ... I hope that helps.
Hello @throughhiker, Welcome to Connect. Sorry to hear you are struggling to lower the prednisone dosage...
I think most of us with PMR have experienced ... what you are going through. ... (40+ pounds) the first round with PMR ... to help with PMR was reading Dr. ... she ate and focusing what helps the
Posted: Jun 19, 2021
@chals What has helped me taper off of prednisone the 2 times that it was active...
@chals What has helped me taper off ... Each time my PMR was active I was started ... six months of my first occurrence of PMR ... just don't over do it and only do what
Posted: Jun 5, 2021
HI! I am new to the board. I am 71 and I was diagnosed last June...
I was diagnosed last June 2nd with PMR ... I had no idea what happened. ... After a struggle and with help from ... Has anyone had Covid with this PMR? ... of anyone loosing their hair from PMR
Hello @rkprice, Sorry to hear you have been struggling with your PMR and tapering off of...
you have been struggling with your PMR ... used with both of my occurrences of PMR ... another discussion where you learn what ... - Actemra (Tocilizumab) to treat PMR ... / One thing that really helped me
Hello Jeff @legendts, Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. Thank you for sharing your story with PMR....
Thank you for sharing your story with PMR ... I have PMR but it is currently in remission ... at diet and lifestyle changes for helping ... has an amazing story about how diet helped ... What to eat if you have polymyalgia
GrandmaR, your story of your shingles experience is quite stunning. I'm so sorry this happened to...
matters, brain tumor, MS, and who knows what ... I wear prisms in my glasses to help ... extreme fatigue, and was diagnosed with PMR ... the vaccine was the trigger to the PMR ... I could not tell, do you also have PMR
Posted: Jan 22, 2021