If you have GCA Actemra is shown to ... The idea is to keep your PMR from flaring

while he’s continuing to manage the GCA ... /PMR symptoms and prednisone taper, ... lot already with him recovering from PMR ... had bad side effects that masked the PMR

My husband developed PMR May 2023 then ... GCA (giant cell arteritis) Feb 2024 ... He was on 30 mg for PMR, tapered to ... 12.5 by Feb 2024 when he developed GCA ... believe me when I suspected he had GCA

I was diagnosed with PMR late 2015 with ... in my life , I was diagnosed with GCA

of this that are totally new to me (GCA ... weakened, depressed flare state, the "PMR

If I get GCA, well I'll have to ... truly is no real diet that works for PMR

tsc, I am so sorry to hear that the GCA ... /PMR reared it's ugly head again

@tedmbrady My husband developed PMR ... 5/2023 and then GCA (giant cell arteritis ... began on 30 mg prednisone for his PMR ... down to 12.5 mg before developing GCA ... that someone received Actemra for PMR

right; your situation does sound like PMR ... There are other medications for PMR, ... PMR was either a slow burn, or he had ... Even after we raised the issue of PMR ... -6 weeks and assessed properly for GCA

Actemra for giant cell arteritis (GCA ... He had PMR first (diagnosed in May 2023

interested or how many people who have GCA ... prednisone for 12 years for refractory PMR ... Actemra is FDA approved for GCA but ... Kevzara is FDA approved for PMR and ... Kevzara was FDA approved for PMR a year

after which I will prob hear I have PMR ... have to deal with the possibility of GCA ... steroids that have to be administered for GCA

Hi @glinda47, The incidence of GCA ... is 1/3 that of PMR. ... I read, somewhere, that PMR does not ... necessarily lead to GCA. ... /GCA group.

slight headache I wonder if it is GCA ... not typically a hypochondriac, but PMR

How could she not suspect GCA in your ... symptoms and the fact he already had PMR

GCA refers to Giant Cell Arteritis and ... regularly simply because of having PMR

Were you on Actemra for GCA? ... I was prescribed Actemra for PMR. ... exception was made to treat my case of PMR ... Kevzara was FDA approved for PMR a year ... Sounds to me, if PMR is still very

tapered down to 12.5 mg from 30 mg for PMR ... hell broke loose when he developed GCA ... weight loss is common with untreated PMR ... /GCA and weight gain is common when ... We've only dealt with PMR until

Weight loss is common for untreated PMR ... /GCA. ... Weight gain is common for PMR/GCA treated ... can't seem to get back to my pre-PMR

It shouldn't be that way for GCA ... I was diagnosed with PMR about 15 years ... ago but all my doctors ask me about GCA ... having to ask me about symptoms of GCA ... 15 years after being diagnosed with PMR