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Hi, I have a lot of anxiety with PMR and GCA that I've been dealing with...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1107148/

Hi, I have a lot of anxiety with PMR ... and GCA that I've been dealing

Discussion: Anxiety

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 17, 2024

@healthseeker77 I hadn't heard of the REMS scan. Something to check into for sure. I'm sorry...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1101582/

for two other non-related conditions PMR ... and GCA.)

Discussion: STOP! Don't do this if you have osteoporosis

Support Group: Osteoporosis & Bone Health

Posted: Jul 8, 2024

Hi Elizabeth @ess77, There are a couple of other discussions you might find helpful if you...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/979257/

might find helpful if you are new to PMR ... – PMR Diet: Foods to eat and avoid ... / -- PMR Dosages and Managing Symptoms ... relief from the pain caused by the PMR ... and GCA or at least it's supposed

Discussion: Sugar and PMR

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 12, 2023

@vellen and @emo, It definitely makes sense and puts the emphasis on listening to your body...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/896612/

which is another great source for PMR ... and GCA information. --- Dead slow

Discussion: How did you cope with the side effects tapering off prednisone?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 16, 2023

@pkalkstein --"nature of our disease are not well understood,' I hope recent literature convinces you otherwise...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/878005/

are updates on the Pathogenesis of PMR ... (and GCA) in many of papers i am looking

Discussion: Breakthrough Pain?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jun 13, 2023

Actemra is not FDA approved for the treatment of only PMR. Actemra was FDA approved about...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/860860/

approved for the treatment of only PMR ... ; with GCA. ... I have refractory PMR only and I have ... Since PMR is closely linked to GCA, ... and GCA.

Discussion: PMR: Are there treatment alternatives to Prednisone?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 16, 2023

Here's a link to an article from the National Institute of Health re PMR and GCA,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/848224/

the National Institute of Health re PMR ... and GCA, https://www.niams.nih.gov ... polymyalgia-rheumatica-giant-cell-arteritis My maternal aunt got PMR ... /GCA in the mid 1980s after she injured ... My mother-in-law got PMR/GCA in the

Discussion: How did your PMR begin?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Apr 23, 2023

@beryl I saw your post about how you have been suffering from PMR for years. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/239817/

about how you have been suffering from PMR ... I came down with PMR and GCA in 2015

Discussion: Difficult case, several diagnosis, no solution yet

Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases

Posted: Feb 4, 2019

Hi @23amy, I had PMR then GCA, not diagnosed for a year. With PMR, I had...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1297581/

Hi @23amy, I had PMR then GCA, not diagnosed ... With PMR, I had pain on a scale of 12 ... With GCA, I had a sore scalp, shooting

Discussion: Where have you experienced pain due to PMR?H

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 5, 2025

My numbers are never very high on blood work. I do not have PMR, just GCA....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1279524/

I do not have PMR, just GCA. ... Just never had heard of GCA.

Discussion: Adjusting to life with temporal arteritis

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Apr 11, 2025

I have some gut issues now, and I've had worse ones in the past. I don't...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1373331/

#39;t know if they contributed to my GCA ... and PMR. ... PMR and GCA are probably due to different

Discussion: PMR appears in people with Commonalities, by chance?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Aug 18, 2025

I have PMR and GCA. It’s been about 18 months. Started at 60mg of prednisone and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1351817/

I have PMR and GCA. ... I really believe the PMR is gone. ... Went to 2mg and quickly had GCA symptoms ... , neck pain, headache, etc. but no PMR ... Went back to 5mg and GCA symptoms went

Discussion: Giant Cell Arteritis Diagnosis

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 19, 2025

I have PMR and GCA. I learned to look at my energy like it's money in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1252403/

I have PMR and GCA.

Discussion: How do you deal with fatigue that accompanies autoimmune disorders?

Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases

Posted: Mar 7, 2025

@tuckerp and @charlotte61 I totally get it!! My husband has PMR and GCA and he says...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1091428/

My husband has PMR and GCA and he says

Discussion: Holistic medicine approach to PMR

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jun 21, 2024

Hi Isabelle -- thanks for your post, and so sorry you've had to go through so...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1029968/

scares me how little doctors know about PMR ... and GCA, and I often worry that if ... I ever develop symptoms of GCA, the ... least my GP is aware of the dangers of GCA ... , and its connection to PMR, to be aware

Discussion: How often does PMR progress to GCA?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 8, 2024

I successfully had 3 vaccines i worked as a health director and had close contact to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/702598/

residual side effects or increase in PMR ... or GCA symptoms.

Discussion: Prednisolone immuno-suppressant effect v Covid booster protection

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Apr 26, 2022

Thank you for your kindness. I'm glad you're sleeping well because sleep is important. I think...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/612940/

malaise and depression that are part of PMR ... and GCA - just easier to collapse on

Discussion: Melatonin and PMR

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jun 30, 2021

I have been treated for PMR and GCA for 2 years I'm afraid. I'm 79 years...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1517139/

I have been treated for PMR and GCA

Discussion: Can you split Prednisone dose for GCA?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 1 10:43am

I have PMR and GCA Vasculitis since 2019. GCA is asymptomatic and was only recently Dx....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1505379/

I have PMR and GCA Vasculitis since ... GCA is asymptomatic and was only recently

Discussion: Irregular heartbeat issues

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Feb 14 7:56am

Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/giant-cell-arteritis/symptoms-causes/syc-20372758#:~:text=Giant%20cell%20arteritis%20causes%20inflammation,and%20go%2C%20or%20subside%20temporarily. GCA and PMR are "associated" but that doesn't mean they are...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/970778/

Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) https: ... GCA and PMR are "associated" ... PMR doesn't always "progress ... " to GCA especially when PMR is ... 20% of people have both PMR and GCA.

Discussion: How often does PMR progress to GCA?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 26, 2023