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Thank you for your post. It is extremely helpful. I was diagnosed with GCA in November...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1346548/

I was diagnosed with GCA in November

Discussion: Actemra

Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases

Posted: Jul 12 12:31pm

I started taking prednisone in an emergency situation because I was having episodes of temporary vision...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1289027/

episodes of temporary vision loss from GCA

Discussion: Side effects of prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Apr 24 2:26pm

Hi @hipcheck, every bottle of melatonin comes with a warning not to use it it if...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/940019/

sister disorder Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA ... (There is a PMR and GCA forum here on ... when I was diagnosed with PMR and GCA

Discussion: Melatonin side effects

Support Group: Sleep Health

Posted: Oct 1, 2023

I was diagnosed with GCA in Feb. 2025, started immediately on 50mg Prednisone. After two weeks...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1301925/

I was diagnosed with GCA in Feb. 2025

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 11 2:30pm

I had a really raging appetite for the first couple of weeks after I started treatment....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1304414/

to my normal weight before PMR and GCA

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 15 3:03am

Had covid shot yesterday. Typically I feel pretty bad for two days, but this time I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1319490/

I should add that I have GCA, on prednisone

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jun 3 2:21pm

Hi @lorraine59, I sympathize with you as the pain of PMR is like no other. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/634838/

Textbook of Medicine, "Both PMR and GCA ... and dramatic improvement in PMR and GCA ... treated about 70 people with PMR and GCA

Discussion: PMR Anyone?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Sep 12, 2021

Hi @maryannhaller I had PMR for 9 -10 months, untreated, then got a horrible stiff neck,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/660406/

My mother-in-law had GCA and her symptoms ... The consequences of untreated GCA can

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 7, 2021

Hi ann55, PMR and GCA are inflammatory disorders. The steroids help suppress the immune system which...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/617268/

Hi ann55, PMR and GCA are inflammatory ... pain I was experiencing with PMR and GCA

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 16, 2021

Almost anything can trigger any autoimmune disorder and PMR/GCA is no exception. Autoimmune disorders can be...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1175269/

trigger any autoimmune disorder and PMR/GCA

Discussion: Post-surgery symptoms

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 18, 2024

I was diagnosed with PMR and GCA in late June of 2024. I started on 60...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1280997/

I was diagnosed with PMR and GCA in

Discussion: Taking Prednisone for PMR &!actemra to wean off prednisone?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Apr 13 1:37pm

Hopefully the Actemra will start helping you soon and you'll be able to start tapering the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1283288/

cataracts before developing PMR and GCA

Discussion: Taking prednisone before sleep.

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Apr 16 11:31am

I have had the same reaction with Prednisone, blurry vision and no GCA symptoms. I have...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1107763/

with Prednisone, blurry vision and no GCA

Discussion: PMR pain and vision

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 18, 2024

@paulagcl, Did the symptoms reappear after lowering the dosage of prednisone you were taking? If so,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/893694/

tapering plan while watch for symptoms of GCA

Discussion: Symptoms coming and going in severity

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 11, 2023

From my heart....if it had not been for forums when I was diagnosed with GCA three...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/879959/

for forums when I was diagnosed with GCA

Discussion: Cancer Ghosting - Losing Friends

Support Group: Cancer

Posted: Jun 16, 2023

Absolutely I think my PMR was related to stress. I lost my mother, my brother and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/788721/

I also have been diagnosed with GCA.

Discussion: PMR - How will I know I am in remission?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 25, 2022

Thanks Teri, the rheumatologist asked me about headaches and jaw pain and I haven't had those....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/693992/

about PMR and its relationship to GCA

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 29, 2022

My GCA was diagnosed by quickly getting me on to 60mg prednisone after seeing the elevated...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/679953/

My GCA was diagnosed by quickly getting ... gold standard for diagnosis of PMR or GCA

Discussion: What steroid dosage did you start on? Did you find the right dosage?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Feb 11, 2022

Hello @geniecm, Welcome to Connect. There is currently another active discussion on giant cell arteritis here...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/197294/

also have another conversation on GCA ... understand it frequently is associated with GCA

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 10, 2019

I'm sorry that you were diagnosed with PMR. I can't add anything to what others have...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1215421/

was diagnosed with PMR and possible GCA ... with 60 mg. prednisone, due to the GCA

Discussion: Feeling defeated

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jan 18 8:04am