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Prednisone isn't the only option anymore but it is still the least expensive. There are other...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1309805/
conventional medications used to treat PMR ... following: Kevzara was FDA approved for PMR ... ---- Actemra was FDA approved for GCA ... term Prednisone for the treatment of PMR ... and GCA.
Discussion: How I tapered off Prednisone.
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: May 21 5:29pm
Hello, @artist01 Although I had symptoms of PMR and GCA for a year before diagnosis, once...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/649202/
artist01 Although I had symptoms of PMR ... and GCA for a year before diagnosis ... My mother-in-law became sick with GCA ... were some articles about studies on PMR ... summaries of them there, probably in PMR
Discussion: Prednisone Side Effects
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Oct 28, 2021
I had PMR and GCA and started prednisone in 2020. I had Pfizer Covid shots and...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1323017/
I had PMR and GCA and started prednisone ... recommended - with no noticeable link to PMR ... I ended up getting Covid - but no PMR
Discussion: When in PMR remission: What's your experience with covid vaccine?
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jun 8 12:55pm
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 ... carpal tunnel syndrome can result from PMR ... I had carpal tunnel before PMR started ... extraordinary pain I was experiencing with PMR ... and GCA like prednisone.
Discussion: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR): Meet others & Share Your Story
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jul 16, 2021
@katejaha and all...I had the COVID-19 Moderna vaccine at Mayo Clinic Florida the first day it...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/988782/
him to discuss the new diagnoses of PMR ... and GCA, with Sarcoid relapse, and ... /GCA and used Kenalog cream for the ... are improved but I continue to have PMR ... and GCA symptoms.
Discussion: Do you have PMR or Seronegative RA?
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Dec 30, 2023
Hi @dreamer38, when I was first diagnosed with PMR the pain was really bad in my...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/102126/
dreamer38, when I was first diagnosed with PMR ... that may be helpful: Coping with PMR ... and GCA: Hints, tips and strategies ... https://www.pmrandgca.org.uk/coping-pmr-and-gca-hints-tips-and-strategies ... interesting article on diagnosing PMR
Discussion: Diagnosed with PMR 2 1/2 years ago. How do I manage the extreme pain?
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Nov 2, 2018
The pain is really terrible; I feel for you. This is from a medical textbook on...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/616123/
This is from a medical textbook on PMR ... and GCA (I am paraphrasing): There ... should be an immediate improvement in PMR ... GCA (Giant Cell Arteritis) requires ... a higher dose of steroids than PMR so
Discussion: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR): Meet others & Share Your Story
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jul 12, 2021
I just printed your reply and will take it to my Dr. I have been battling...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1210315/
I have been battling both my PMR and ... GCA. ... My PMR seems fine. ... My GCA however is a tough nut to crack
Discussion: Using methotrexate with PMR
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jan 13 6:10am
"Actemra inhibits IL-6, but there are other substances that cause the inflammation from PMR and GCA,"...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1322242/
substances that cause the inflammation from PMR ... and GCA," --------------- True ... 17 inhibition is being studied for PMR ... %20and%20GCA. ... and GCA.
Discussion: Trouble going below 3mg
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jun 7 11:11am
Before I was diagnosed with PMR and GCA, in addition to most of the usual symptoms,...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/801966/
Before I was diagnosed with PMR and ... GCA, in addition to most of the usual ... a post about gagging attacks with PMR ... or GCA.
Discussion: The Vagus nerve and inflammation
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jan 26, 2023
My husband is the one with PMR and GCA. Diagnosed with PMR May 2023, GCA Feb...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1076671/
My husband is the one with PMR and GCA ... Diagnosed with PMR May 2023, GCA Feb ... For PMR took 30 mg prednisone, tapered ... down to 12.5 mg when he developed GCA ... I have no idea if his PMR or GCA is
Discussion: Anyone diagnosed with PMR after the Covid vaccine?
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: May 28, 2024
@pb50, @dadcue, and all...I also have a trigger finger issue. My right ring finger had a...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/983970/
COVID-19, followed by bronchitis, PMR ... , and GCA. ... On a small dose for PMR and GCA, I have ... and GCA. ... and GCA, diabetes from steroid use,
Discussion: Prednisolone reactions
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Dec 20, 2023
I had epstein-Barr and mono feels like 100 years ago. Both were awful. I was very...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/955062/
17 to Epstein-Barr to Raynauds to PMR ... to GCA. ... I’m 81 and still on prednisone for GCA ... disease that was diagnosed promptly was GCA
Discussion: Epstein barr
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Oct 28, 2023