← Return to GCA (Giant Cell Arteritis) and PMR (polymyalgia rheumatica)

Discussion

GCA (Giant Cell Arteritis) and PMR (polymyalgia rheumatica)

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: 3 days ago | Replies (314)
Comment receiving replies
@terrib2

Egads jeff97. I’m going to believe the left will catch up soon. Can this part of it be any more humbling and uncomfortable? I’m 5’ and have weighed 103ish for
years. Now at 117 lbs😱. Never in my life have I had an appetite like this. For me moon face started 3weeks into the 50 mg.

Jump to this post

Replies to "Egads jeff97. I’m going to believe the left will catch up soon. Can this part of..."
jeff97 | @jeff97 | May 15 3:03am

I had a really raging appetite for the first couple of weeks after I started treatment. I gained about 8 pounds over time, but some of that was needed to get back to my normal weight before PMR and GCA. I'm back at the low end of my normal weight range now, and I'm starting to get a little concerned about losing too much weight. It's hard to judge how much to eat at this lower dose of prednisone (4 mg).

There have been quite a few threads in this forum about weight management. You can search for "weight" to see the discussions.

VIEW AND REPLY