Dear All,
A vanity question - I have had PMR for 3.5 yrs, and have worked down to 7mgs, via a period on 4 mgs, with a couple of recent flares.
I have noticed, despite not putting on any weight by being careful with carbs etc, that I have developed bags under my eyes which I did not have before.
Not serious ... but I wondered whether anyone has this experience and whether this improves after reducing/eliminating pred.
Thanks.
down to 4.5mg and still have bags under the eyes. Tried a few things but nothing seems to work.
Same here. It does go eventually months after Pred stopped.
Something to look forward to! Thanks.
Yes is the short answer. Don't know if it improves with lower pred though. Sunglasses rule - you're fine in Malta, you shouldn't be out the door without them!
Good point!
I definitely have them too. I started noticing them even before diagnosis, so maybe they're due to the condition rather than the Pred. Always there, no matter whether I sleep well or not. That's why I have sunglasses on in my profile pic 😎🤣
Interesting, I just kind of noticed this myself..
Not bags as such but dark circles under the eyes.
Me too....some days worse than others!
Couldn’t stand my flappy neck or baggy eyes inherited from my father. Plastic surgery, so eyes are too tight to bag. But the hair on my arms has reached ape/like volume and my limb skin tears like paper.
yes to hair, and the thin skin on shins!
Oh the hair, it’s awful. Dry, frizzy, thinning. Will it improve? I’m on lower doses of pred and it’s still grim. Having said that a friend says hers has declined but put it down to age. I’m on other meds - blood thinners, beta blockers, statins. Maybe the full cocktail of drugs affects hair.
Bags, yes. Dark circles, yes. You are not alone.
72 year old woman with Polymyalgia suffering bloodshot eyes. Is this a common occurance? 
Are my side effects common or is this something else ?
Is this a flare
Excuse my ignorance but is this PMR or GCA?
