by Starchyme » Thu Jul 15, 2021 10:55 pm
Hi, all. This hasn't been active in years, however it is very pertinent to me. Two things occurred - I had Moderna shots and my last one was the end of March. Plus I was weaning myself off a SSRI beginning May 8th. On the morning of the 10th I awoke with all my muscles hurting, especially in the shoulders, arms, neck, and shooting pains in the scalp. I believed it was from the vaccine or going off the med too soon. But the doctor ran blood tests and said it was polymyalgia rheaumatica. I have been a stricter McDougaller ever since, with no processed foods or gluten. Thanks to it, my pains are minimal now. But it's curious to me to be reading a similar story and it being from going off a med. Leads me to ponder if I really have PMR or not. I guess time will tell. At least I'm 98% improved. I practice yoga,use weight machines, and hour-long walks a few times a week. I never had this much energy in my life. I might add I'm in my early-80's, so I guess a physician probably would consider it age-related. Whatever it is, it was a blessing in disguise. I now an aware of the true value of the benefits of being a devout McDougaller.
Happy McDougalling!