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PMR progressing to GCA? Broken vessels in eye

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Oct 10, 2022 | Replies (21)
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@floridabonnie

Hi, I have had PMR for about a year and a half, I thought it was gone, but 2 weeks after I stopped taking prednisone it came back. That was about 2 months ago. Now I am getting pain in my temples occasionally, and my scalp is tender to the touch at times. It is not happening all the time, just every couple of days. Could this be the way GCA starts? How did you know? I did go back on a low dose of prednisone, 5 mg a day.

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ldingwall88 | @ldingwall88 | Oct 9, 2022

Hi, @floridabonnie, what you describe--pain in temples and scalp tenderness--are 2 symptoms of GCA that my eye dr listed when I saw her last week. GCA requires a much higher dose of prednisone to resolve--anywhere from 40-60mg/day--so that's also something you'd need a doctor's guidance on. I think you should get checked out asap. Better safe than sorry, and I do hope you don't have it. Best of luck.

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