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I am newly diagnosed with PMR. I am 76. Have not yet started Prednisone but will...
I am newly diagnosed with PMR. ... Shoulders, neck muscles, upper back, ... Pain in shoulders lying on them. ... She says, probably PMR. ... Very painful and limited in activity
Just to manage expectations...according to the latest studies, the average length of duration for PMR is...
the average length of duration for PMR ... diagnosed and I was paralyzed with pain ... If it's PMR, you should feel relief ... go too fast, I wind up having to go back
Posted: Jul 4, 2021
My GP has referred me on to Rhumatologist and thinks I have PMR. Unfortunately I have...
to Rhumatologist and thinks I have PMR ... walk couple blocks now I’m in so much pain ... recover or does it normally keep coming back
Posted: Jul 3, 2021
It might be best to ask your doctor. I think the old Shingles vaccine is about...
My brother suspected PMR and GCA and ... Prednisone, but still had short stabbing pains ... The symptoms of PMR started last May ... I was wearing an astronaut suit of pain ... the neck, shoulders arms, pelvis, back
Posted: Jun 20, 2021
Hi John, I am on 8mg prednisone for PMR, having jumped from 3mg because the Moderna...
John, I am on 8mg prednisone for PMR ... vaccine caused me to have a jump in the pains ... I obviously want to get back down to ... I accept another painful reaction and ... I can deal with the extra pain if required
Posted: May 26, 2021
@scpartain - Can you discuss increasing the dosage with your doctor/rheumatologist? From what I've read and...
experience with the 2 occurrences of PMR ... standard starting dose of prednisone for PMR ... At 20 mg I had zero pain fairly quickly ... The pain starts coming back when you ... really different when it comes to pain
I’ve had PMR for almost 6 years. I was told by my Dr. that they could...
I’ve had PMR for almost 6 years. ... We back up to 3mgs from 2 the and pain ... see that I’m not the only one on the PMR
Hello @laurafin sorry to hear you are joining us (in a nice way 😉) and you...
bloodwork may not really indicate PMR ... hours of going onto Prednisone I was back ... to walking and almost pain free. ... I am back to doing pretty much everything
Hi @josiemc24, Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I'm glad you were able to see a rheumatologist....
Both occurrences I've had of PMR ... started at 20 mg prednisone and the pain ... The pain symptoms can come back if you ... loss of appetite, depression, joint pains ... Cell Arteritis (GCA) or ask about pain
PMR lasts an average of 5.9 years. Very few are done in two years, which seems...
PMR lasts an average of 5.9 years. ... And, 2) wait for PMR to go into remission ... flare and sometimes go all the way back ... where you first felt little or no pain
Hello all. My name is Jeff from Australia and I have recently been diagnosed with PMR....
have recently been diagnosed with PMR ... Christmas, my joints started to become painful ... GP on Jan 21st as the stiffness and pain ... These came back with a slightly high ... another five days before I was called back
Thank you all for your kind words, interest and wisdom. I have osteo, mild to severe...
All my tests come back negative incl ... The diagnosis of PMR is only a best ... The prednisone really works on the pain
Thank you. I’m hoping to get back to some form of exercise that will not be...
I’m hoping to get back to some form ... of exercise that will not be more painful ... to my current status of PMR
Hi Dorothy @oakbourne, Thanks for the private message. I thought I would answer your message in...
occurrences of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR ... hours of taking my first dose the pain ... off the first time and when it came back ... to my knowledge that can help with PMR
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Posted: Nov 24, 2020
@julieschiwal1972, You might want to discuss a slower tapering schedule for the prednisone with your rheumatologist....
to tapering off of prednisone for PMR ... thinks you now have RA instead of PMR ... My first time with PMR took 3-1/2 years ... taper of with a minimum amount of pain ... and the last six months I had to go back
Discussion: PMR at 48 yrs old
Posted: Oct 4, 2020
Good morning. PMR is anew diagnosis for me. I have had low back issues for a...
PMR is anew diagnosis for me. ... I have had low back issues for a long ... Things were getting worse...pain in ... About 3 months ago the pain intensified ... Labs came back with slight elevation
@johnbishop John, I was wondering at what point did your dosage change considerably during the 3.5...
When I hit 15mg/day for 4 days the PMR ... came back with a vengeance and I am ... 4 days trying to climb out of this pain ... by going back up on the prednisone, ... go above previous dosages to get it back
Posted: Jul 25, 2020
@modens Just a thought but have you discussed the tapering down of the methyl prednisone with...
occurrences of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR ... and tapering down too fast made the pain ... come back quickly.
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Posted: Jul 24, 2020
As to bilateral pain, I do think it is almost always bilateral. But NOT always. Certainly...
As to bilateral pain, I do think it ... Certainly one can get pain worse on ... the other, but usually there is some pain ... ’s hard to know if it is caused by PMR ... , you may flare, so you have to go back
@ncgal, I don't think there is specific tapering schedule. Each person is affected differently with their...
is affected differently with their pain ... differences for PMR. ... My first occurrence of PMR lasted about ... dosage and the last six months I went back ... It really amounted to how much pain