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I am also a new patient of PMR ( I wanted to say victim) I was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1379400/

I am also a new patient of PMR ( I wanted

Discussion: what to expect when starting prednisone for PMR

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Aug 25 9:33pm

I, too, feel my grandmother had PMR, but prednisone just wasn't available for her. She walked...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1373979/

I, too, feel my grandmother had PMR,

Discussion: PMR appears in people with Commonalities, by chance?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Aug 19 5:10am

I was 66 when I woke up one day with severe pain in my shoulders in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1291907/

late summer and I was diagnosed with PMR ... back and knees that I had prior to PMR

Discussion: I’m just wondering how old most of you are with PMR

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Apr 28 10:46am

@johnhester, see this related discussion: - Is it safe to get the Corona Virus (COVID-19) vaccine...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1101882/

Corona Virus (COVID-19) vaccine with PMR ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pmr-and-corona-virus-vaccine

Discussion: Need to decide to get a Covid Shot while I have PMR.

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 8, 2024

Congrats on getting so far in your journey! Not to sound trite, but everyone is different...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1021921/

m a caregiver to my father who has PMR ... But for him, the first signs of a PMR

Discussion: Post prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Feb 24, 2024

I'm happy Actemra works for you. I'm going in the opposite direction with Actemra. I started...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/959298/

PMR was under control but a low cortisol ... off prednisone while on Humira when PMR

Discussion: Tapering and methotrexate

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 5, 2023

I would get in with your PCP ASAP. One of the things I learned personally and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/950357/

personally and in this group, is that PMR ... what I've read/researched, is PMR

Discussion: Any help from muscle relaxants?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 19, 2023

Hi everyone, Two months after recovering from a bad bout of Covid (tested positive in late...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/922794/

(this past Tuesday, 8/29/23), with PMR ... currently on 60 mg of steroids for PMR

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Sep 2, 2023

I'm 79 with "extreme risk" osteoporosis and really didn't want to use prednisone, but the pain...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/904886/

possible side condition and that the PMR ... " (My assumption had been that PMR

Discussion: Do I have polymyalgia rheumatica?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 30, 2023

Just my opinion but I feel that pain should be gone or nearly gone before starting...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/818764/

my opinion) are hellbent to get a PMR ... PMR forum discussions are a very important

Discussion: Tapering off of Prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Feb 28, 2023

Hello, This hurricane has been So scary, happy to hear you are safe. My path sounds...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/759098/

doctor was worried I may not have PMR ... easy and so much is unknown about PMR

Discussion: Increasing unrelenting pain - PMR?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 9, 2022

Hi Dawn, my carpal tunnel diagnosis earlier this year came when my PMR came out of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/132372/

diagnosis earlier this year came when my PMR ... back on 20mg of prednisone for the PMR

Discussion: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Or Tendonitis?

Support Group: Bones, Joints & Muscles

Posted: Jan 9, 2017

I don't have that problem with Actemra infusions. Medicare pays for biologic infusions because they aren't...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1190254/

because I was only diagnosed with PMR ... Actemra "should work" for PMR

Discussion: Flare

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 14, 2024

Wow! Is it ever an eye opener for me read your story. It's also a good...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1162860/

My PMR is in remission but I have had ... gluten free diet to go along with your PMR

Discussion: PMR and Celiac Disease

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 26, 2024

Steroids. All steroids can wreck havoc on your body. The most common one for PMR is...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1137329/

The most common one for PMR is Prednisone ... 's not just the Prednisone for PMR

Discussion: Effects of Prednisone on Eyes

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Sep 6, 2024

I think the 5.9 years as the "average" duration of PMR came from the following study....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/910917/

the "average" duration of PMR ... repeatedly said the average duration of PMR

Discussion: The lowest effective dose, how is it defined?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Aug 10, 2023

Good luck with Actemra and I hope it works for you. It will take some time...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/836001/

and a low cortisol level can mimic PMR ... flares" which may or may not be PMR

Discussion: How hard is it to get on Actemra (Tocilizumab) with PMR?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Apr 2, 2023

What a range of experiences we have all had with PMR, and it is distressing to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/815524/

of experiences we have all had with PMR ... My doctor said, “you have PMR, I’ve

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Feb 22, 2023

I have not yet officially been diagnosed with polymyalgia rheumatica but will see a rheumatologist at...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/286652/

even worse and then was told that PMR ... are has anyone else experienced a PMR

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Aug 11, 2020

Someone else posted this article not too long ago. https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/safe-dose-and-tapering-on-glucocorticoid-therapy/?pg=1#comment-1020760 I guess everyone was speechless or...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1022858/

't anything she could do until PMR ... When Actemra prevented PMR flares, I

Discussion: Synacthen Test

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Feb 26, 2024