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Newly diagnosed and confused about the goal
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Sep 17 10:59am | Replies (68)Comment receiving replies
@jeff97 Great way to say it; that's what I had been striving to get across.
Is also developing GCA a given if you have PMR?
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@bindie Fortunately most people with PMR do not develop GCA. Google says that only about 10 - 20 percent of people with PMR will also have GCA.
When I first got diagnosed with PMR and GCA, I assumed that if you got treatment for PMR, it would prevent GCA. But I learned that that is incorrect. I have read that the levels of prednisone used to treat PMR are not enough to control the symptoms of GCA. My initial dose of prednisone for GCA was 60 mg per day, and that is much higher than the usual starting dose of 15 - 20 mg to treat PMR.