prednisone was prescribed for your treatment ... temple areas ache which is a symptom of GCA ... GCA normally requires a higher dose ... who has more experience with PMR and GCA

also and it's great to hear your treatment ... The PMR and GCA discussions came in ... I never developed GCA but was always ... and stamina issues associated with treatments ... for GCA.

I have PMR with "presumed" GCA ... Before treatment, the pain was excruciating

rheumatologist referenced the GiACTA study for GCA ... tocilizumab in Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA ... PMR is mediated by IL-6 mimicking GCA ... should follow recommendations for treatment ... for GCA.

Recommendation 1 The treatment target ... of GCA and PMR should be remission; ... heterogeneity in clinical practice related to treatment ... strategies in giant cell arteritis (GCA ... Treatment targets, as well as strategies

The development of Herceptin for the treatment ... appropriate, patient-specific targeting of treatments ... feel is the temporary fatigue from my treatment ... statistics, responding better to the GCA

GCA, and the laboratory at Mayo confirmed ... , I readily had no idea that I had GCA ... My treatment is prednisone and methotrexate

Actemra is not FDA approved for the treatment ... approved about 5 years ago for the treatment ... of GCA. ... prednisone are a recent advance in the treatment ... of PMR and GCA.

Though my problem is GCA I think the ... rheumatologist to get an alternate treatment

Hi @jennywren, GCA can cause stroke ... untreated a year, then symptoms of GCA ... GCA was confirmed by a temporal artery ... returned to immediately go to the ER for treatment ... there's any such thing as mild GCA

20having,can%20be%20harmful%20without%20treatment ... been FDA approved for PMR but not GCA ... Actemra is FDA approved for GCA but ... is now a biologic for either PMR or GCA ... place for biologics to treat PMR and GCA

In the realm PMR and GCA, the following ... uncovering-the-mystery-advancements-treatment-polymyalgia-rheumatica

The good news.....I do not have GCA ... and what they had added in for your treatment

months ago, but haven't started treatment ... on bisphosphonates because I have GCA

GCA is scary but having read comments ... people have done well overall with treatment ... back "least likely" to have GCA ... immediately put on Prednisone 60 mg for GCA

still "presumptive" PMR and/or GCA ... ophthalmologist said Actemra wasn't optimal treatment

#34;Well I am in the early stages of treatment ... pmc/articles/PMC9261375/ Since PMR/GCA

Actemra is only FDA approved for GCA ... I have never been diagnosed with GCA ... deteriorated during my 12 years of treatment

I know of no other treatment that works ... proportional to dose and duration of treatment ... There weren't many alternative treatments ... during the corticosteroid era for the treatment ... some autoimmune disorders but PMR/GCA

thoughts on continuing or discontinuing treatment ... doctor if you want to discontinue the treatment ... and your GCA is under control. ... Stopping It: https://creakyjoints.org/treatment ... along with the Actemra and are your GCA