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Unfortunately you can't simply stop taking prednisone. Methotrexate might help you get off Prednisone sooner if...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1131927/
evidence that methotrexate works for PMR ... I had many PMR relapses no matter how ... that was diagnosed 25 years before PMR ... people are allowed to get Actemra for GCA ... and GCA but that is just based on what
Discussion: methotrexate or kevzara
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Aug 27, 2024
My first experience with an autoimmune disorder wasn't PMR or GCA. It was triggered by an...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1204367/
an autoimmune disorder wasn't PMR ... or GCA. ... I just remember PMR started after I ... At first when PMR symptoms started, ... Finally, PMR was diagnosed nearly 20
Discussion: Progression of other ailments after PMR diagnosis
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jan 5, 2025
I've been on monthly Actemra infusions since January 2025. Actemra allowed me to taper off of...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1521387/
don't have, which I had during PMR ... ok, but not what they were before PMR ... /GCA. ... I was always very active before PMR/ ... GCA.
Discussion: Are others with GCA and PMR on Tyenne Monthly Infusions?
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Mar 7 6:30am
@dadcue People that only have PMR can choose how much pain they want to live with....
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1519620/
@dadcue People that only have PMR can ... If you have GCA with or without PMR, ... #39;t take a chance on letting the GCA ... The GCA is like burning embers.
Discussion: Prednisone Taper Stories
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Mar 4 2:29pm
@pah17 Please ask them eliminate GCA. I have had PMR since 2019and finally went out of...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1519098/
@pah17 Please ask them eliminate GCA ... I have had PMR since 2019and finally ... out of state to have asymptomatic GCA ... many times that I had non standard PMR ... PMR is a default Dx, meaning it can
Discussion: Possible PMR diagnosis - but legs only
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Mar 4 5:42am
Hi! I am new to this phase. My hospital lab shows my IL-6 at a ‘high’...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1517990/
I tested because I might have GCA and ... Actemra prescribed for my “possible RA/PMR ... did you have that determined your GCA
Discussion: Can you split Prednisone dose for GCA?
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Mar 2 3:12pm
@elleninz I started Tyenne in January. My doctor Dx GCA in early Nov and tried to...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1523650/
My doctor Dx GCA in early Nov and tried ... I had asymptomatic GCA so did not need ... old-age type pains in joints rather than PMR
Discussion: Medications for Temporal Arteritis/Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Mar 10 6:00am
@emrose If you start Rinvoq ... please let everyone know how it works. These newer medications...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1522269/
medication that was FDA approved for PMR ... stop the inflammation associated with PMR ... treated with newer medications for PMR ... /GCA. ... Other PMR/GCA forums are dominated with
Discussion: Medications for Temporal Arteritis/Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Mar 8 8:50am
First, welcome to the world of "It doesn't make sense". Being a doctor one would think...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1516236/
would think that the mysteries of PMR ... As you realize PMR is not understood ... standardized" in the seven years PMR ... Remember, PMR is a default Dx and to ... Three years later asymptomatic GCA Vasculitis
Discussion: Weight based prednisone dosing
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Feb 28 6:18am
I am 62 and was newly diagnosed in Dec of 2025 with PMR after 3 months...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1515947/
newly diagnosed in Dec of 2025 with PMR ... (After GCA was ruled out they took my
Discussion: PMR relapse symptoms
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Feb 27 2:48pm