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When I received my first PMR diagnosis I refused steroids long term at any level due...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/692347/

When I received my first PMR diagnosis

Discussion: Shifting from Prednisone to Hydroxychloroquine

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 23, 2022

I hope I am handling this post correctly. I was diagnosed with PMR in March 2019....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/286596/

I was diagnosed with PMR in March 2019

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 4, 2020

Hi @beryl -- welcome to Connect. I also suffer from PMR but it is thankfully now...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/205736/

I also suffer from PMR but it is thankfully

Discussion: Prednisone Side Effects

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jun 16, 2018

Thank you, as always for making such great points. We can ask about a biologic to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1137495/

happened several times because of PMR-related ... But I don’t know if I hate PMR more

Discussion: symptoms present but lab markers aren't high

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Sep 6, 2024

@jlo22 My experience with Prednisone combined with any other immunosuppressant medication was characterized by infections. My...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1084766/

for the first time in 13 years after PMR ... prevent uveitis from recurring and treat PMR

Discussion: The pros and cons of Prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jun 11, 2024

I used to have problems with PMR also - until I went off all sugar. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/278018/

I used to have problems with PMR also ... inflammation that you are getting PMR

Discussion: What's the evidence on Calcium and Vitamin D for bone density?

Support Group: Osteoporosis & Bone Health

Posted: Jan 2, 2021

"My recent tests showed adrenal insufficiency, after I had gone down from 5 to 4 mg....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1171942/

still needed prednisone to control my PMR

Discussion: PMR savvy doctors in Portland Oregon

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 11, 2024

@windyshores This is very helpful information and something I was wondering about. We're so new to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1073283/

He began in May 2023 at 30 mg for PMR ... The other illnesses, PMR and GCA, though

Discussion: Improve bone density and strength without medication?

Support Group: Osteoporosis & Bone Health

Posted: May 23, 2024

@hopeful33250 You're very welcome! My husband has steroid-induced osteoporosis, something we had never heard of until...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1112212/

He was diagnosed with PMR (Polymyalgia ... With PMR, he was put on 30 mg prednisone

Discussion: Dental work while on Reclast

Support Group: Osteoporosis & Bone Health

Posted: Jul 26, 2024

Thank you for the warm wishes. I began the prednisone at 40 mg., back in 2014,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/725551/

didn't have GCA, it was just the PMR ... and I'm truly grateful that the PMR

Discussion: The good and bad of Prednisone for PMR

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 10, 2022

Fatigue is hard to define let alone quantify. My recollection when I was first diagnosed with...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1146712/

recollection when I was first diagnosed with PMR ... I don't think PMR caused me to have

Discussion: PMR and Fatigue. Interesting study

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Sep 24, 2024

I have really been working to stay on a healthy diet with almost no sugar intake...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1150700/

intake while taking prednisone for PMR

Discussion: PMR Diet: Foods to eat and avoid

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 2, 2024

I'm also very new to the condition and the treatment. I had 5 days of 20mg,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1077875/

months of nothing while this whole PMR

Discussion: PMR flare -Shoulder and neck pain..and headaches

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 30, 2024

"Methotrexate is given as an adjunct drug to disease modifying biologics because it has a multiplier...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1076365/

." With PMR, methotrexate is

Discussion: "Evolution" of Seronegative RA into PMR

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 28, 2024

I agree with @megz When I was first diagnosed with PMR -- pain would wake me...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/974580/

When I was first diagnosed with PMR

Discussion: PMR Dosages and Managing Symptoms

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 3, 2023

Hey Becky, I hope you find good primary care and rheumatology doctors. As you navigate this...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/797465/

something percent that waves goodbye to PMR

Discussion: Confused: Tapering vs cold turkey stopping prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jan 16, 2023

Thanks so much for your thoughtful and thorough response! You've been through quite the journey, and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/793594/

I need to be extra gentle with my PMR

Discussion: PMR Dosages and Managing Symptoms

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jan 7, 2023

I have a complicated situation I would like feed-back on: I started out a little over...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/720305/

think my other pain and stiffness is PMR

Discussion: Tapering off of Prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jun 23, 2022

i am a retired gastroenterologist age 74. 6months ago i awakened with severe R hip pain...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/286728/

than a minute confirmed the dx of pmr

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Feb 5, 2021

I am happy to find this group and would like to know how to manage my...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/211453/

would like to know how to manage my PMR

Discussion: New Diagnosis of Polymyalgia Rheumatica (Husband)

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Apr 2, 2019