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PMR Anyone?
PMR Anyone? ... So, she diagnosed me with PMR and prescribed ... a matter of determining if I have PMR ... I don't want to go back on steroids ... I just want my old life back - being
Last active: Nov 1, 2021
Anyone had relief with massage or a flare related to PMR?
with massage or a flare related to PMR ... Hello, A bit about me: I had PMR 8 ... : shoulder, hips, back, could not get ... Now seems it came back. ... My SED rate is 43, pain all over: back
Last active: Aug 11, 2022
Increasing unrelenting pain - PMR?
Increasing unrelenting pain - PMR? ... and stiffness I was diagnosed with PMR ... The pain worsened and I went back up ... decreased to 14 but quickly had to go back ... and went back up to 20 mg😫&
Last active: Oct 22, 2022
GCA Relapse - A Slow Burn
Prednisone almost two years, after having PMR ... It came back elevated. ... So, I'm back in the saddle again ... this - if you've had GCA, (or PMR ... read that stress can aggravate GCA/PMR
Last active: May 2, 2024
PMR Flare
PMR Flare ... Haven't had a flare of PMR since ... 2019 but won't forget the pain. ... seems to travel and affect arms, lower back ... Anyone use OTC meds to help w/pain and
Last active: Oct 5, 2025
OTC pain relief while on Prednisone?
but then felt the first symptoms of PMR ... a rheumatologist diagnosed me with PMR ... stiffness in the hamstrings, lower back ... , upper back, shoulders and neck. ... are there any OTC meds that can beat back
Last active: Nov 11, 2025
PMR flare at a drop from 8 to 7 mg of prednisone?
PMR flare at a drop from 8 to 7 mg of ... prednisone triggered a major flare of pmr ... Went back up to 8mg but flare just keeps ... morning I took 20mg to try to eat back ... the pain and inflammation.
Last active: Dec 2, 2023
Knee pain and PMR?
Knee pain and PMR? ... I was diagnosed with PMR the end of ... My rheumatologist feels it’s not PMR ... their knees (mostly the back) and do ... you think it’s part of PMR?
Last active: Feb 9 8:58pm
On a hamster wheel with PMR.
On a hamster wheel with PMR. ... Hello Everyone, I was diagnosed with PMR ... got down to the single digits the pain ... would come back. ... The pain and stiffness has it's
Last active: May 15, 2024
Suddenly much better
But PMR has been ever present until ... joy that it always had been before PMR ... My balance is back. ... vibration plate to help with lower back ... pain (which is does).
Last active: Nov 12, 2025
Does Kevzara put PMR in to remission?
Does Kevzara put PMR in to remission ... Once I started prednisone my back pain ... from the two broken vertebrae and now PMR ... I just want my pain-free life back. ... the Kevzara would give me my life back
Last active: Jan 17, 2025
Anyone tried Actemra (Tocilizumab) to treat PMR? FDA approved for GCA
tried Actemra (Tocilizumab) to treat PMR ... remission however I do have arthritic pain ... worked better for for the chronic pain ... go back on Actemra.Has anyone else tried ... Actemra for PMR?
Last active: Dec 12, 2025
What is the goal when tapering?
I was diagnosed with PMR in November ... Is it to have no pain, less pain, or ... tolerable pain? ... At 65 mg, I had zero pain, but lots ... at a loss, and I just want my life back
Last active: Apr 25, 2025
PMR and tapering -- will blood work change?
When my PMR came out of remission back ... was back. ... was feeling better and most of the pain ... of the pain but I always wondered how ... Do you take any over the counter pain
Last active: Jul 6, 2021
In Remission- should I still require so much sleep?
I am 71 was diagnosed with PMR in February ... Currently my only meds for PMR are 2.5mg ... Pain is way, way down and movement is ... I'm back to yoga with less discomfort ... might even do Wordle and then fall back
Last active: Jan 10, 2023
At 15 mg Pred. My Pain Tolerable. Will Exercise Cause a Setback?
My Pain Tolerable. ... In otherwords, 15mg pred. makes the pain ... biking, and so on, would I cause the PMR ... to come roaring back to the point where
Last active: Jul 10, 2025
PMR and Sciatica in leg
PMR and Sciatica in leg ... low impact cardio to avoid sciatic pain ... L2 L3 L5 are a bit thin but my back ... symmetrical neck stiffness, shoulder pain ... and butt pain appeared.
Last active: Oct 12, 2025
PMR and Hand issues
PMR and Hand issues ... I have this new level of pain that I ... to sleep so bad at night that the pain ... then subsequently I fight getting back ... fatigue on top of fatigue on top of pain
Last active: May 25, 2024
PMR and RA
PMR and RA ... I was then diagnosed with PMR. ... had scoliosis in two places in my back ... He said I did not have PMR, or RA. ... I went back to see my PCP, My Sediment
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Last active: Feb 11, 2023
Piriformis syndrome… please share any experiences that you might have
I had a GCA/PMR diagnosis in November ... buttocks area as well as going down the back ... The pain I am experiencing now is totally ... have to sit down or lie down for the pain ... The pain comes and goes and will eventually
Last active: Jan 23 2:16pm