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Sorry your going through this. MTX can take up to 12wks or longer to start working...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1108152/

untreated many can have symptoms of GCA

Discussion: Prednisone and methetrexate

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 19, 2024

I did increase the dose a half mg quite a few times my last six months...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1040918/

tapering plan on the HealthUnlocked PMR/GCA

Discussion: PMR - Decreased prednisone and pain returned

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 27, 2024

Hi @nancy53, I had PMR for about six months and the results of lab tests only...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/992066/

I had GCA, diagnosed by a biopsy of

Discussion: PMR Dosages and Managing Symptoms

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jan 5, 2024

I was diagnosed with PMR and GCA in April 2023. High doses of Prednisone relieved my...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/979702/

I was diagnosed with PMR and GCA in

Discussion: Adjusting to life with temporal arteritis

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 13, 2023

Hi Joan, yes I had Temporal Arteritis after a nasty fall after donating blood at OneBlood...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/923345/

my astute ENT specialist called out GCA

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Sep 3, 2023

Hi @tryym, After straining my right ankle, my PMR pain was constant, from the neck down,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/922647/

Was diagnosed with GCA a year after

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Sep 1, 2023

Hi @nyxgirl, I had symptoms of PMR and other strange symptoms for over a year until...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/869948/

there are genetic markers for PMR and GCA

Discussion: Can we make PMR funny ? Can we fight the immune cells involved ?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 31, 2023

Edwardh, I've posted before about having muscle problems. I have GCA and PMR, and started having...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1211086/

I have GCA and PMR, and started having

Discussion: Prednisone cumulative dose in PMR

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jan 14 7:46am

jmdougherty: Do not have PMR just Giant Cell Arteritis and have been on Prednisone 80, 100,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1254874/

but still 20lb lighter than before GCA

Discussion: Actrema advice

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 10 2:22pm

I was diagnosed with PMR and possible GCA in late July 2024. I started on 60...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1248282/

was diagnosed with PMR and possible GCA ... original symptoms returned, including the GCA ... Since, I was having GCA symptoms and

Discussion: Do CPR and SED rate numbers correspond to pain levels?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 1 7:23pm

Well ... where should I begin? I was diagnosed with reactive arthritis with uveitis some 20...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/831130/

Uveitis can cause blindness just like GCA ... that he didn't see any sign of GCA ... of inflammatory arthritis and PMR/GCA

Discussion: Giant Cell Arteritis Diagnosis

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 24, 2023

I had my first visit with him about 8 weeks ago. I gave him a very...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/767098/

pain and my increased concern about GCA ... made no comment on my concern about GCA ... and again expressed my concern about GCA

Discussion: Anyone tried Actemra (Tocilizumab) to treat PMR? FDA approved for GCA

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 29, 2022

Welcome @sheri2337, I have had two occurrences of PMR but both were treated with a starting...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/714609/

more about your symptoms of PMR with GCA

Discussion: PMR and hump on back and chest

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jun 5, 2022

I am doing something similar, 4days old, 1 day new until I feel good with no...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/245744/

can work around PMR, but scared of GCA

Discussion: PMR and the new Shingles vaccine

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Feb 22, 2021

I don't have experience below 10 mg, but have you tried reducing by a half mg...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1201287/

Actemra along with prednisone for the GCA

Discussion: Precursor symptoms to PMR?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 31, 2024

I was diagnosed with PMR & GCA in May 2022 at Mayo Clinic. My then rheumatologist...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1131088/

I was diagnosed with PMR & GCA in

Discussion: GCA without temporal involvement

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Aug 26, 2024

I'm very sorry this happened to you, but thank goodness you didn't lose any vision. Yes,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/964230/

never even heard of either PMR or GCA

Discussion: How often does PMR progress to GCA?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 13, 2023

How is it going with Kevzara? I am self-injecting weekly with Actemra, which is also a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/895854/

very effective in reducing my PMR/GCA

Discussion: Kevzara (sarilumab) to treat PMR

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 14, 2023

John - Thank you for the great link and explanation! I’ve been on the pred rollercoaster...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/822269/

the pred rollercoaster for PNR and GCA

Discussion: How does one know when it is OK to start a slow taper?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 7, 2023

Same. Onset after first Covid vax May 2021 (although went undiagnosed at that time), escalated 10...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/814176/

working through the PMR, now morphed to GCA

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Feb 20, 2023