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Hello @jmcc - A high dosage of prednisone for Giant Cell Arteritis made it so difficult...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/653801/

PMR and GCA are autoimmune disorders

Discussion: Melatonin and PMR

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 13, 2021

@geniecm there is another discussion that you might find helpful on GCA and Temporal Arteritis. You...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/271512/

discussion that you might find helpful on GCA

Discussion: Can Temporal Arteritis Symptoms be Caused by Medication

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 20, 2019

I actually had a headache and blurry vision at the beginning of my prednisone treatment. Once...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/906063/

difficult to differentiate between GCA

Discussion: PMR diagnosed but now headache for almost a month.

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Aug 1, 2023

Interesting that you say that about regulating your own prednisone that’s kind of what I am...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/882222/

I have PMR/GCA.

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jun 21, 2023

Welcome @darcy516, Several members have recommended the book by Kate Gilbert. I thought I would share...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/861678/

Do you have PMR or GCA?

Discussion: PMR, prednisone and bone health: Anyone taking Prolia?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 18, 2023

I want to warn people taking prednisone. I was diagnosed with GCA 3 1/2 years ago...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/842688/

I was diagnosed with GCA 3 1/2 years

Discussion: Peripheral Neuropathy - Result of PMR or Prednisone?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Apr 13, 2023

I would definitely get to the rheumatologist. When I went with a headache to the ER...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/814168/

It took 4 months to diagnose GCA.

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Feb 20, 2023

Had gotten down to 2mg and was stable for a few months but pain started to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/810139/

followed by fatigue, then developed GCA

Discussion: PMR Dosages and Managing Symptoms

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Feb 12, 2023

Hi @mild835, the Moon face is one of the side effects of prednisone. At the higher...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/701403/

made me look healthier, as my PMR and GCa

Discussion: Feeling tired! Do others with PMR feel significantly more tired?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Apr 22, 2022

What were the problems with your eyes? I have no or very little pain in my...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/663843/

Could this be GCA?

Discussion: Medications for Temporal Arteritis/Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 20, 2021

I believe my mother and her mother also had PMR judging by the symptoms. In the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1142395/

and developed what I believe to be GCA

Discussion: Is progress being made in understanding PMR/GCA?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Sep 16, 2024

I have lost about fifty pounds, going from 210 to 160 in less than a year....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1105706/

I have not yet been tested for GCA,

Discussion: Weight loss with GCA and Polymyalgia

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 14, 2024

I am new to this chat room I was diagnosed w PMR one year ago underwent...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/988432/

temporal artery biopsy and negative for GCA

Discussion: PMR: Are there treatment alternatives to Prednisone?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 29, 2023

Hi @crisco50, my PMR symptoms eventually gave way to a number of strange symptoms - problems...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/856568/

Turns out it was GCA.

Discussion: Any difficulty in diagnosis of PMR?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 8, 2023

The exact same thing happened to me I was on 40 mg and she reduced me...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/848464/

but my biopsy came back and I had GCA

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Apr 24, 2023

Hi Colleen, Thanks for your welcoming me to Mayo Clinic Connect. I have shared a few...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/112335/

have appreciated pertinent shares on GCA

Discussion: Meet fellow Caregivers - Introduce yourself

Support Group: Caregivers

Posted: May 25, 2018

Interesting paper about IL-6 and inflammatory diseases The Two-Faced Cytokine IL-6 in Host Defense and Diseases...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/975917/

Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) and Takayasu ... GCA is the most common large vessel ... study involving 251 patients with GCA ... of prednisone required to regulate GCA ... years and is often associated with GCA

Discussion: PMR Dosages and Managing Symptoms

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 6, 2023

The reason I'm taking it very slowly is due to also getting GCA three months after...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/867405/

very slowly is due to also getting GCA ... We all know the consequence of GCA.

Discussion: How did your PMR begin?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 27, 2023

Hi @dmoonchild, the chapter on Giant Cell Arteritis and Polymyalgia Rheumatica in Cecil and Goldman's Textbook...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/755312/

for PMR, CRP (c-reactive protein); GCA ... I had symptoms of PMR and GCA for a