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Great questions but I'm not sure how these questions lead to a definitive diagnosis. The following...
speaks to the difficulty of diagnosing PMR ... the challenges in the diagnosis of PMR ... Conclusion PMR is a common inflammatory ... and GCA. ... of any diagnostic tests specific to PMR
What other conventional DMARDs have you tried? Methotrexate (MTX) is probably used most often but there...
Leflunomide sometimes works of PMR. ... be time to try a biologic DMARD for PMR ... weren't any biologics to treat PMR ... biologics that are FDA approved for GCA ... and GCA is getting brighter.
Posted: Aug 24 7:33am
@tuckerp I definitely got the feeling that Dadcue is the king of prednisone and PMR. He...
Dadcue is the king of prednisone and PMR ... Dadcue could have had some form of GCA ... I say just PMR but I do not minimize ... husband suffer through that before GCA ... or GCA.)
Thank you for your response @johnbishop. And for sharing the links and others who have experience...
and PMR. ... alternative treatments that would help PMR ... /GCA. ... he got them I'd never heard of PMR ... or GCA.
Posted: Mar 8, 2024
Hi, PMR hit me May 22, though I wasn't diagnosed for nearly a month. I was...
Hi, PMR hit me May 22, though I wasn ... October, so my neurologist--who treats PMR ... and GCA also--is covering me til then ... everyone is different; some people's PMR
Posted: Jul 31, 2022
Hi @dmoonchild, the chapter on Giant Cell Arteritis and Polymyalgia Rheumatica in Cecil and Goldman's Textbook...
Medicine has a diagnostic algorithm for PMR ... , CRP (c-reactive protein); GCA. ... I had symptoms of PMR and GCA for a
Posted: Sep 29, 2022
Hi Marilyn @marilynredder2367, Thanks for the website reference. I will include it below with others that...
information on Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR ... Coping with Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR ... strategies-coping-polymyalgia-rheumatica-pmr ... awareness, and foster research into PMR ... and GCA." -- PMRGCAuk | HealthUnlocked
Posted: Jul 25, 2021
I was diagnosed with PMR on April 12th of this year after being in incredible pain...
I was diagnosed with PMR on April 12th ... temporal artery biopsy for possible GCA ... On May 13th I was diagnosed with GCA ... *Of note, prior to PMR starting I had ... I had never heard of of PMR or GCA before
Discussion: PMR/GCA
Posted: May 29 9:54am
this would be just my take on it./ IL-6 has been found to be active in...
been found to be active in cases of PMR ... and GCA. ... Kevzara is the PMR drug and Actemra ... works better on GCA. ... contribute to the signs and symptoms of GCA
Posted: Aug 12, 2024
"Great Debate: Should PMR and GCA Be Treated with Advanced Therapies at Disease Onset?" This should...
"Great Debate: Should PMR and GCA ... I was diagnosed with PMR about 17 years ... ) is now more readily approved for PMR ... Sounds to me like the treatment of PMR ... /GCA with a biologic is still more of
Hello Joanne @jojobarrk, Welcome to Connect. I know it must be difficult for you trying to...
effects as well as the symptoms of PMR ... Mayo Clinic has more information on GCA ... , GCA and fatigue to learn what others ... search=PMR+and+GCA+%2Bfatigue. ... Did they mention GCA?
Posted: Sep 9, 2024
Welcome @grammy82, I'm happy to hear you found Connect also and it's great to hear your...
The PMR and GCA discussions came in ... handy during my second flare of PMR ... I never developed GCA but was always ... issues associated with treatments for GCA
You may be interested the Treat-to-target link given by John in his post above. Having searched...
studies, trials and articles about PMR ... and GCA, they seem realistic about ... remission ("The treatment target of GCA ... and PMR should be remission; remission ... a dearth of information regarding PMR
Posted: Aug 11, 2023
Actemra (tocilizumab) was FDA approved to treat GCA back in 2017. I was started on Actemra...
tocilizumab) was FDA approved to treat GCA ... started on Actemra in 2019 to treat PMR ... before Kevzara was FDA approved for PMR ... Actemra "should work" for PMR ... and GCA.
Posted: Mar 13 3:07pm
You can google this information. There are different inflammatory substances that contribute to PMR and GCA....
and GCA. ... . " People with GCA and PMR ... I have GCA and PMR, and I have been ... haven't had any pain from the GCA ... or PMR since starting treatment.