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Thank you so much for your reply. I am going to travel to another city this...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/904456/

prednisone side effects to possible GCA

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 30, 2023

More than 3 years ago, I complained about my teeth bothering me plus I thought my...

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biopsy and that proved positive for GCA

Discussion: HEAD PAIN

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 15, 2023

I've been on prednisone beginning in late June of last year for GCA and PMR. I...

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beginning in late June of last year for GCA

Discussion: Moonface

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jan 29 5:20pm

Hi warriorsue333 I'm wondering if your mom actually experienced negative health effects on the prednisone or...

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My mother-in-law was diagnosed with GCA ... I had PMR and GCA and now I am on a

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 7, 2021

Hi @jesfactsmon Hank. I have GCA as well as Diabetes, and have suffered terribly with neuropathy...

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I have GCA as well as Diabetes, and ... never experienced neuropathy until my GCA

Discussion: Member Neuropathy Journey Stories: What's Yours?

Support Group: Neuropathy

Posted: Jan 7, 2021

@johnbishop Hi John, Thanks for your response. He doesn't currently have an infection. Our concern is...

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he developed Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA ... That's when we got the GCA diagnosis

Discussion: Statins - side-effects, PMR, Giant Cell Arteritis

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 23, 2024

I’m 71. In December 2020 I went to an orthopedic doctor because both my knees were...

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correctly diagnosed PMR & Vasculitis/GCA ... treating the PMR correctly led me to the GCA

Discussion: How did your PMR begin?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 12, 2023

Hello @floridabonnie and @mopo I was incredibly sore, stiff, and tired all day long before being...

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before being diagnosed with PMR and GCA ... PMR and GCA are autoimmune disorders

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 9, 2021

best of life: have been suffering with red gums with streaks of whilte from lichen planus...

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Now due to GCA and prednisone my jaw

Discussion: Oral lichen Planus: What home remedies or medications help you?

Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases

Posted: Feb 23 10:12am

Pick your poison. Prednisone and/or a biologic. I've been on Prednisone since July 2024. Started with...

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Started with 60 mg day due to possible GCA

Discussion: New to PMR diagnosis

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Feb 16 9:13am

I've been on Prednisone since the last week of July 2024. Started with 60 mg. for...

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mg. for 6 weeks, due to suspected GCA

Discussion: Kevzara

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Feb 22 7:00pm

I once posted on this website about there is only one Mayo clinic And that was...

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In my case I had GCA and I needed a

Discussion: Anyone know a doctor in Georgia/Florida who treats mold poisoning?

Support Group: Digestive Health

Posted: Jul 28, 2024

My Rheumatologist recommended either Fosamax or a Reclast (zoledronic acid) infusion when I was diagnosed in...

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Prednisone because I had symptoms of GCA

Discussion: Fosamax for bone density while on Prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Aug 16, 2024

How are you doing on Forteo? It’s the drug we are considering for my husband who...

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prednisone for over a year - he has PMR and GCA

Discussion: Hello, I joined today to get help in deciding what medication to begin

Support Group: Osteoporosis & Bone Health

Posted: Jun 20, 2024

For the majority of us it's the difficulty trying to get out of bed in the...

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three months after diagnosis for PMR GCA

Discussion: Any difficulty in diagnosis of PMR?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 16, 2023

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but I had biopsy to see if it was GCA

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 26, 2023

Hi @granger, how much prednisone are you currently taking? In the chapter on PMR and GCA...

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In the chapter on PMR and GCA in Cecil

Discussion: PMR Dosages and Managing Symptoms

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Feb 6, 2023

Talk about being on a roller coaster, I was down to 6 mg when the body...

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like the debilitating headache of GCA

Discussion: PMR: Pain moving around your body

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Sep 12, 2022

@jakedduck1 I know, Jake. We're always told "Sorry, nothing we can do for that". We've all...

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there's any relationship to my GCA

Discussion: Living with Neuropathy - Welcome to the group

Support Group: Neuropathy

Posted: Feb 28, 2021

I currently don't have a rheumatologist as mine moved back to Florida in May. The only...

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Not, hopefully, GCA.

Discussion: Any Tips For Tapering Off Prednisone?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Aug 26, 2024