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Hi @becky72, I had severe fatigue after the onset of symptoms. I could manage a walk,...
Hi @becky72, I had severe fatigue after ... showed I had anemia related to the PMR ... and GCA I was later diagnosed with.
Posted: Jul 2, 2023
Hi, You and I have a bit in common. I am 80 years old and was...
80 years old and was diagnosed with GCA ... I had PMR diagnosed late 2015 and my ... I forgot [almost] that I had had PMR ... Now with GCA, prednisone has given ... A fair bit of fatigue involved.
Posted: Jun 18, 2023
What does remission feel like??? For me it is being off prednisone first and foremost. The...
It isn't how I felt when PMR was ... The worst part of PMR was feeling like ... wanted to make a point, I would say PMR ... time wore on it was more about muscle fatigue ... Notice that PMR and GCA were on the
Hello~I'm so happy to have found this group. When I lost the sight in my left...
left eye and was then diagnosed with GCA ... I found a support group for PMR/GCA ... So far so good except for the usual fatigue
Yes the Pred is def brutal, but a miracle when first diagnosed. I was diagnosed with...
I was diagnosed with PMR in Jan. 2022 ... 2023 I had to go to ER with signs of GCA ... biopsy from all reports is negative for GCA ... So much brain fog and the fatigue is
Posted: Mar 6, 2023
Yes. First Pfizer vax May 2021. Pain in neck and shoulders all that summer. I bought...
the Chiro if he thought it could be PMR ... me to a Neurologist, who diagnosed PMR ... Recently (Jan. 2023) I had a GCA scare ... #39;m dealing with extreme, extreme fatigue
Hi @lyndee58, I had PMR for about six months before I started with GCA. I was...
Hi @lyndee58, I had PMR for about six ... months before I started with GCA. ... With GCA, my symptoms included a neck ... I could not turn my head, extreme fatigue ... dosage of prednisone prescribed for PMR
The Rheumatologist was as her reviews depicted her. My approach was to go in with an...
said "drink more coffee, because fatigue ... is part of PMR". ... well maybe you were just meant to get PMR ... everything that does run in my family, PMR ... and was pretty sure I don't have GCA
Posted: May 31, 2022
Hello @floridabonnie and @mopo I was incredibly sore, stiff, and tired all day long before being...
day long before being diagnosed with PMR ... and GCA. ... disorders can cause anemia which causes fatigue ... PMR and GCA are autoimmune disorders
I had breathlessness and fatigue for a while - with anemia - which is part of...
I had breathlessness and fatigue for ... - with anemia - which is part of PMR ... and GCA, but I don't have anemia
Hi @charlena, my PMR symptoms are mostly joint pain and stiffness in my arms, shoulders, hands...
Hi @charlena, my PMR symptoms are mostly ... no where near what it is when the PMR ... range so he didn't think I had GCA ... the other symptoms associated with GCA ... I do have some fatigue though which
Posted: Apr 17, 2018
Something very similar happened to my father, so I looked into this at the time. There...
are some case reports associating PMR ... make it more difficult to diagnose PMR ... personal opinion it’s so hard to get PMR ... it as “normal aches and pains” and fatigue ... He was never evaluated for GCA, and
Discussion: PMR & Statins
Posted: Jul 25, 2023
I’m new to the group and will throw my 2-cents worth in here re: vaccines. I’ve...
my legs (kinda like ‘gumby’ legs), fatigue ... Was finally diagnosed with PMR in 2020 ... had subsequent hospitalizations for GCA
"I wish he had touched on the severe fatigue and weakness that accompanies PMR as it...
wish he had touched on the severe fatigue ... Maybe GCA causes this problem but I ... was never diagnosed with GCA. ... I agree that severe fatigue and weakness ... I didn't experience severe fatigue
Hello, I can say that (the research is out there) I absolutely contracted PMR as a...
out there) I absolutely contracted PMR ... My PMR was diagnosed almost 3 months ... Night sweats, fevers, fatigue and bilateral ... She did not dismiss that I felt my PMR ... And of course GCA is lurking in the
I had this scenario. Was diagnosed with PMR in April 2024 after tapering off Prednisone 30mg...
Was diagnosed with PMR in April 2024 ... is the recommended dose to take for GCA ... arteritis. so, my doctor treated it like GCA ... little weight gain, irritability, fatigue ... Only time will tell with PMR/GCA, so
I have PMR and the pain, CRP levels and fatigue certainly align with that. GCA can...
I have PMR and the pain, CRP levels ... and fatigue certainly align with that ... GCA can impact vision and there is a ... correlation between the two (ie. a high % of PMR ... sufferers also have GCA)
Hi @lmz I developed PMR after injuring my ankle from exercising. At first, my ankle hurt....
Hi @lmz I developed PMR after injuring ... Eventually, I lost weight, was extremely fatigued ... I had GCA, confirmed by biopsy of the ... PMR is very responsive to appropriate
Hi @dadcue and everyone really- Thanks so much for the detailed replies and resources. Sorry to...
two weeks after being diagnosed with PMR ... may or may not have been related to GCA ... prednisone and experiencing more weakness, fatigue ... he experiences severe weakness and fatigue ... The more fatigued he is, the more difficult
Posted: Apr 17, 2024