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@jeff97 would you care to tell of your symptoms of GCA ? I had noticed my...

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you care to tell of your symptoms of GCA

Discussion: Recently Diagnosed PMR Disease Progression

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jun 21 2:46pm

Welcome @beebee123, New members are not allowed to share links for a short period of time...

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long have you been diagnosed with GCA

Discussion: Tapering off prednisone with GCA temporal arteritis

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 9 7:39am

I took 2 Covid vaccines and have been very faithful with flu shots. I got my...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1315126/

one eye and have been diagnosed with GCA

Discussion: When in PMR remission: What's your experience with covid vaccine?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 28 4:25pm

Hi @christi48, I started on 40 mg of prednisone in late May, 2021 for Giiant Cell...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/756683/

prednisone, but I looked healthier because GCA ... My mother-in-law was diagnosed with GCA ... a perfect drug, but in the case of GCA ... can prevent more serious symptoms of GCA

Discussion: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR): Meet others & Share Your Story

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 3, 2022

Thank you, Wilmington. I have a tough time with nsaids...unfortunately, as they do help. And I...

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#39;t even consider steroids unless GCA

Discussion: Inflammation

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Sep 11, 2024

I had no idea till googling that Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) can also affect the breasts....

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googling that Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA

Discussion: Swollen Breasts and PMR

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jun 27, 2024

I've been injecting Actemra weekly for almost 10 months, and I also take prednisone. I have...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1302675/

I have GCA and PMR.

Discussion: GCA (Giant Cell Arteritis) and PMR (polymyalgia rheumatica)

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 12 3:33pm

Your doctor should be happy that if you need to be pain free by going up...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/910525/

rheumatologist and if not, is she aware of GCA

Discussion: The lowest effective dose, how is it defined?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Aug 10, 2023

Diagnosed Feb 3 with PMR/GCA. started on 40 mg prednisone.. tapering slowly tomorrows going to 25!!...

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Diagnosed Feb 3 with PMR/GCA. started

Discussion: GCA (Giant Cell Arteritis) and PMR (polymyalgia rheumatica)

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jun 4, 2023

I’ve been taking Actemra injections for 1 1/2 yrs. Feeling good and markers are normal but...

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discontinued Actemra as a treatment for GCA

Discussion: What's your experience with Actemra for GCA?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jun 12, 2022

This is not related (although I do take 1-1/2 mg. of Melatonin at night -- half...

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I also have GCA.

Discussion: Melatonin and PMR

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Feb 14, 2022

John, just a question about GCA. You said in a post that you were tested. Any...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/137785/

John, just a question about GCA.

Discussion: How to address PMR pain while decreasing prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 22, 2018

Hi @kanedenmk, have you been screened for Giant Cell Arteritis, a companion disorder of PMR? Some...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/726850/

About 30% of those with PMR develop GCA

Discussion: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR): Meet others & Share Your Story

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 14, 2022

You learned a valuable lesson about steroids. I stayed on them too long with PMR and...

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stayed on them too long with PMR and GCA

Discussion: Corticosteroid injections for polymyalgia rheumatica

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Sep 18, 2023

The following study has identified 5 different clusters of patients. It was suggested that one cluster...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/910987/

people have the same diagnosis of PMR/GCA

Discussion: The lowest effective dose, how is it defined?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Aug 11, 2023

When I first started on 80 mg for GCA, my rheumatologist kept saying that I had...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/829562/

When I first started on 80 mg for GCA

Discussion: Prednisone Taper from 40 mg to 7.5 in one day ‘

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 21, 2023

Thank you for your posting. I don't know what GCA is. Do you ever feel that...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/196478/

I don't know what GCA is.

Discussion: Polymyalgia Rhuematica

Support Group: Bones, Joints & Muscles

Posted: Apr 16, 2018

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 4:31pm

I sure hope things get better for you and your husband, Isabelle. What a nightmare. As...

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have to deal with the possibility of GCA ... steroids that have to be administered for GCA

Discussion: Living with someone on high-dose long-term prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Apr 4, 2024

It is sad there aren't more treatment options for PMR/GCA. I was told many times that...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/868925/

#39;t more treatment options for PMR/GCA ... FDA approved for PMR but it is for GCA

Discussion: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) - Clinical Trials

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 29, 2023