Mar 1, 2025 · Polymyalgia rheumatica is an inflammatory condition. It causes joint and muscle pain and stiffness, mainly in the shoulders and hips. Symptoms of polymyalgia rheumatica (pol-e-my-AL-juh …

Mar 1, 2025 · Medications Corticosteroids. A low dose of a corticosteroid you take by mouth, such as prednisone, most often treats polymyalgia rheumatica. You may feel rapid relief from pain and …

May 28, 2025 · I have a lot of PMR like symptoms and my PMR has been in remission for a little over six years. I also have degenerative arthritis, carpal tunnel and degenerative disc disease which I am …

Apr 15, 2025 · I originally came down with PMR in March 2020 after the Shingrix vaccine and needed a very slow prednisone taper from 15 mg down to 1 mg over around 20 months. I have been in …

Jul 25, 2025 · I had to realize that not all pain was PMR even though Prednisone helped me cope with a wide variety of pain. First I decided to have my knees replaced because knee pain was originally a …

Apr 16, 2025 · It's good if you can do it, but PMR usually lasts much longer, so tapering so quickly can easily lead to a flare-up of symptoms. Have you had regular blood tests to check CRP, ESR levels etc.

Jun 21, 2025 · Some people with PMR and/or GCA are on prednisone for many years. If they are lucky, the disease burns itself out in one or two years, but that doesn't happen for everyone.

Jan 7, 2025 · My husband, 72yo, was diagnosed with PMR in March of 2024. He had rather severe symptoms...couldn't get out of chair and pain in neck and shoulders and fatigue. He was prescribed …

May 25, 2025 · I've just been recently diagnosed with PMR, so I have a lot to learn about what to expect, what is normal and what is not. What's kicking my butt right now is the fatigue. I have no energy and …

Mar 10, 2025 · I've just been diagnosed with PMR following a recent blood test that showed various anomalies, some of which were way out of the normal ranges. CRP, for example was at 178 when …