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I received the original shingles vaccine that was all in one dose by a different manufacturer....
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/271510/
I was never informed that PMR was a ... GCA is a secondary consequence of PMR ... I, too, was told that GCA is negative ... vaccines have caused so many to acquire PMR ... and GCA.
Discussion: Can Temporal Arteritis Symptoms be Caused by Medication
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Nov 13, 2019
Hi @christi48, It must have been unbearable for people before steroids. Prednisone was invented in the...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/814537/
PMR and GCA are self limiting diseases ... With untreated GCA though, one runs ... I had the pain of PMR for a year without ... My mother in law had GCA and didn&#39
Discussion: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR): Meet others & Share Your Story
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Feb 20, 2023
According to the studies in the link, quite a few possibilities for causes of PMR and...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1316414/
a few possibilities for causes of PMR ... and GCA have been explored. ... My father had GCA and PMR and I have ... to greater than 70 years old, when PMR ... father must have had a good dose of PMR
Discussion: PMR in the same family
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: May 30 9:48am
Welcome @boomerlib, Here's some recent research information I found on the topic. "The interplay between genetic...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1316253/
complex immune pathophysiology of PMR ... and GCA. ... mentioned you were just diagnosed with PMR ... scan through other discussions in the PMR ... connect.mayoclinic.org/group/polymyalgia-rheumatica-pmr
Discussion: PMR in the same family
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: May 30 7:15am
Hello @sirmac, Welcome to Connect. I'm a little confused at how much prednisone was prescribed for...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/867509/
temple areas ache which is a symptom of GCA ... and a lot more serious than PMR. ... GCA normally requires a higher dose ... of prednisone than PMR. ... and GCA?
Discussion: GCA (Giant Cell Arteritis) and PMR (polymyalgia rheumatica)
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: May 27, 2023
Hi @tiilysam, before being diagnosed with GCA and starting prednisone, 40 mg. in May 2021, I...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/700177/
tiilysam, before being diagnosed with GCA ... 've read, if your pain is from PMR ... and GCA, the proper dosage of prednisone
Discussion: Anyone have discomfort or pain when tapering off prednisone?
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Apr 18, 2022
When I was diagnosed with PMR/GCA in July 2024, I started with 60 mg. of prednisone...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1372890/
When I was diagnosed with PMR/GCA in ... PMR affects everyone differently. ... I've learned a lot about PMR and ... GCA.
Discussion: 77 year old male with PMR
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Aug 17 3:35pm
Hi @hipcheck, every bottle of melatonin comes with a warning not to use it it if...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/940019/
PMR and its sister disorder Giant Cell ... Arteritis (GCA) are treated with Prednisone ... (There is a PMR and GCA forum here on ... melatonin when I was diagnosed with PMR ... and GCA, but to be honest, it never
Discussion: Melatonin side effects
Support Group: Sleep Health
Posted: Oct 1, 2023
It has long been thought there is a genetic predisposition. In Europe there is a higher...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1342258/
Europe there is a higher incidence of PMR ... In my case my father had PMR and GCA ... and I definitely had PMR and now most ... likely have GCA. ... She may have had PMR since she had bilateral
Discussion: Does PMR run in families?
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jul 6 11:19am
I have been receiving treatment for GCA and PMR for 11 months. I started at 60...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1310195/
have been receiving treatment for GCA ... and PMR for 11 months. ... haven't had any pain from the PMR ... or GCA since I started treatment.
Discussion: Newly diagnosed with a mild case!
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: May 22 9:43am
Hi @tillysam, From what I've read, the onset of pain with PMR is worse in the...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/735383/
#39;ve read, the onset of pain with PMR ... and GCA. ... I had PMR first, then GCA. ... Your case is unusual because you had GCA ... first, now, most likely have PMR.
Discussion: PMR Dosages and Managing Symptoms
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Aug 8, 2022
It sounds like your PMR isn't completely under control yet if you're having trouble walking and...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1248262/
It sounds like your PMR isn't completely ... The prednisone and the PMR can both ... I have PMR and GCA, and have been running
Discussion: Working out with PMR
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Mar 1 6:27pm
Hi @fam8284, I understand your reluctance to take Prednisone, but most people who suffer from PMR...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/926562/
Prednisone, but most people who suffer from PMR ... a low dose - I think the usual for PMR ... I had PMR, then GCA for a year, undiagnosed ... Was diagnosed with GCA after a temporal ... My mother-in-law had GCA as well and
Discussion: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR): Meet others & Share Your Story
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Sep 8, 2023