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Absolutely get another opinion or better yet, another doctor. The fact that the prednisone worked so...

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so quickly is a good sign you have PMR

Discussion: Can PMR come on more gradually?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 1, 2023

I had 3 Pfizer Covid shots and my 4th shot, I decided to "mix it up"...

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ran a bunch of tests and diagnosed PMR

Discussion: How did your PMR begin?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Apr 14, 2023

My husband is an internist too, but I got my own PCP last week. I am...

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I blame the PMR on the covid vaxes messing

Discussion: Two weeks in, frightened by meds, PMR and COVID Booster Shot

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Apr 11, 2023

I am on my second taper. I am down to 1 1/2 mg prednisone. It's been...

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It's been 3 years of this PMR battle

Discussion: PMR in cold or inclement weather

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Feb 25, 2023

Hi @lynd, if Giant Cell Arteritis could be diagnosed with blood tests, then a biopsy of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/799927/

a higher dosage of prednisone than PMR

Discussion: Headaches while tapering

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jan 21, 2023

Hello! I see this is an older post, but feel it is important to answer. Yes,...

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is a wonderful drug, I take it for PMR

Discussion: Prednisone allergy?

Support Group: Diabetes & Endocrine System

Posted: Jan 5, 2023

Thank you. Yesterday I claimed that my shoulder pain was pretty much gone. Well….. I drank...

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And he’s had PMR.

Discussion: PMR and Hip, Back Pain

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 6, 2022

Thank you so much for this information. It does help a lot to make decisions about...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/781207/

dosage, more likely, adding as the PMR

Discussion: Has anyone tried anti-depressant medication for neuropathic pain?

Support Group: Neuropathy

Posted: Dec 5, 2022

Hi @tillysam, Thanks for starting this discussion. You will notice that we changed the title a...

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/visit-tools Anyone else have a PMR

Discussion: Additional Resources for PMR/GCA

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 17, 2022

PMRand IL6.com is a good website but I had a heck of a time getting my...

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suggest putting a space in like this, PMR

Discussion: Do I really have PMR?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 12, 2022

If you are doing OK without the prednisone, I'm with you on not taking it. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/723931/

Celebrex can be used in mild cases of PMR

Discussion: PMR Diet: Foods to eat and avoid

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 5, 2022

Hi @ripley, did your doctors ever prescribe a diagnostic trial of corticosteroids to see if your...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/710299/

Before I was diagnosed with PMR/GCA

Discussion: Medications for Temporal Arteritis/Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 21, 2022

This is my second round of PMR. I used to make myself get up early, eat...

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This is my second round of PMR.

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 21, 2021

You again are giving excellent advice Lizzier. I go into second doctor appointment next week and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/617617/

I feel like I can deal with the PMR

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 18, 2021

@jlw -- I was reading through several of your posts and noticed that you have been...

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with steroids is with prednisone for PMR

Discussion: Unspecified Myopathy

Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases

Posted: Mar 13, 2020

Gosh Mickie, I can see you are overwhelmed and I understand why you don't want to...

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years who didn't recognise the PMR ... Related to the PMR? ... I still had the PMR muscle pain, but

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Sep 4, 2022

The paperwork we might receive from the pharmacy is not proactive in the sense of telling...

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and said my borderline lipids and PMR

Discussion: Side effects of prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jun 29 4:18pm

Been thinking about your remark of being "in awe of anyone who succeeds without the help...

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that one, it was there before the PMR ... most important thing for me with the PMR ... staying warm (not hot) long enough my PMR ... lots of other non-opoiods, but the PMR

Discussion: Has anyone successfully weaned off prednisone without using a biologic

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Aug 24, 2024

Yes, I was diagnosed with Sjogren's in 2002. In my case my Immune System uses cytokines...

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I had terrible symptoms of PMR by 2016 ... Immunologist about it and she diagnosed PMR ... at the recommended point, but the PMR ... I am on 5 mg Medrol daily and the PMR

Discussion: Anyone With PMR Also Diagnosed With Sjogren's?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Aug 12, 2023

"I did approach my new rheumatologist (first appt with her) about checking for antibodies to Actemra…....

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relapse you had while on Actemra a PMR ... It wasn't a PMR relapse though. ... I had a PMR relapse. ... didn't need prednisone to control PMR

Discussion: GCA prednisone vs. actemra infusion therapy

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 19, 2024