Covid Vaccine and PMR Flare??

[fishingnut]

It may be only a coincidence, but while tapering from 2.5 to 2 mg Prednisone, I also had my two Pfizer Covid vaccines and experienced a flare of my PMR. I increased the dose to 5mg for a few days, and am still trying to find a comfort level. 2.5 is now not enough. Did anyone else experience a flare after the shots?

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I did fishing nut, the flare occured about two weeks after pfizer jab. It was different to a usual flare for me but in the night. It felt like a flare but had strange pains in parts of body not associated with PMR, but I put the pred up by 5 mg from 3mg for about 6 days by reducing to5mg for 2 days then 4 for 1 day and then just went back to 3mg. However I am wondering it it was a flare or something else. Just don't know but have had sporatic pains ever since. Going to see a physio in the morning to see if he can 'shed some light' on it.

[PMRpro Ambassador]

If you look at the related posts to the right you will see a few about the same thing.

Someone posted earlier that her (very good) rheumy thinks her current problems are a vaccine-related flare.

I haven't flared after either jab but the fatigue after the second Moderna jab is unbelievable! But - preferable to Covid ...

[Mgt1234]

Hi,

Yes I had a flare up just over a week after my first Pfizer jab. rheumatologist advised to increase my steroids from 10mg (my normal dose) to 12mg. I had my second jab 10 days ago, headaches, exhaustion and widespread pain, also one gland in neck is enlarged. Hence resting until it settles. Hope you soon feel better.

[Toenti]

Hi there, my first jab with Pfizer was a week ago. Had a flare and felt pretty low. It is slowly easing. Good to know that I am not the only one.