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@bindie Fortunately most people with PMR do not develop GCA. Google says that only about 10...
most people with PMR do not develop GCA ... of people with PMR will also have GCA ... I first got diagnosed with PMR and GCA ... treatment for PMR, it would prevent GCA ... My initial dose of prednisone for GCA
Posted: Sep 16 2:38pm
@jabrown0407 Anyone with PMR who develops new headaches should be alert to the possibility of GCA....
should be alert to the possibility of GCA ... GCA and PMR frequently occur together ... percent of people with PMR develop GCA ... , and 50 percent of people with GCA ... GCA is a very dangerous condition.
Does GCA actually go away where you can quit the meds? I'm just curious. I don't...
Does GCA actually go away where you ... I don't have GCA, I have PMR so ... I'm evaluated for GCA every time ... I always thought GCA was much more serious
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Jul 24 8:02am
@dadcue Both kevzara and actemra are approved for RA if I remember correctly. Kevzara is approved...
is approved for PMR and actemra for GCA ... Kevzara was undergoing testing for GCA ... reason why it's not approved for GCA ... prescribed over kevzara for PMR when GCA ... It seems that RA, PMR and GCA are all
Posted: Jul 22 7:37am
@ga29 Suspected GCA is an emergency and your doctor's office is not prepared to manage medical...
@ga29 Suspected GCA is an emergency ... is trained in how to Dx and treat GCA ... need to make sure I receive proper GCA
Posted: Sep 24 10:38pm
I have GCA and PMR, so it makes me a little uneasy when you say your...
I have GCA and PMR, so it makes me a ... in the past where someone developed GCA ... percent of people with PMR will develop GCA ... gastric symptoms are not common for GCA ... get familiar with the symptoms of GCA
I have never been diagnosed with GCA. I have a different autoimmune condition that flares and...
I have never been diagnosed with GCA ... can cause vision loss but it isn’t GCA ... pain and headaches but that wasn’t GCA ... Basically, I had every symptom of GCA ... but not GCA.
Welcome @cargriff4, I think members here on Connect will agree with you that your journey with...
agree with you that your journey with GCA ... you might find helpful: -- Possible GCA ... /discussion/gca-conserns/ -- Questions ... are also quite a few discussions on GCA ... search=GCA%20treatments Do you mind
Discussion: Help with GCA
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Jun 17 11:00am
I agree with the other people that have posted that 50 mg is very high, with...
or she would be more familiar with GCA ... people with PMR will also develop GCA ... doctors to be aware and watchful for GCA ... I developed PMR first, and GCA a few
Posted: Sep 1 12:14pm
@pawprintpeg Make sure you know the symptoms of GCA. I have both, and you have to...
Make sure you know the symptoms of GCA ... and you have to get treatment for GCA ... percent of people with PMR will develop GCA
Discussion: PMR, no drugs?
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Sep 4 8:04am
Hello @chitown26, welcome to Connect. You will notice that we changed the title of your discussion...
don't have any experience with GCA ... GCA was always on my mind though as ... always asking me if I had any of the GCA ... the many different discussions on GCA ... search=GCA.
Discussion: PMR-GCA
Posted: Sep 2 7:26am
My introduction to PMR came from a friend that was just going through Giant Cell Artertis...
going through Giant Cell Artertis (GCA ... for many years and eventually became GCA ... She now is considered both PMR and GCA ... My friend with GCA has had GCA come ... that 20% of PMR patients may have GCA
Posted: Nov 2, 2025
@jixster @charlotte61 here is a reference to that 20% : Giant cell arteritis: reviewing the advancing...
02433-y CLINICAL PRESENTATION GCA ... known clinical phenotypes: cranial GCA ... (C-GCA), large vessel GCA (LV-GCA), ... The majority of people with cranial GCA ... Nearly half of people with GCA have
Posted: Nov 22, 2023
Excellent questions!! Kevzara is FDA approved for PMR but not GCA. Actemra is FDA approved for...
Kevzara is FDA approved for PMR but not GCA ... Actemra is FDA approved for GCA but ... people are being treated for PMR, GCA ... or both PMR and GCA. ... should work the same for either PMR or GCA
Actemra is only approved in the US for GCA, but I know people with PMR get...
Actemra is only approved in the US for GCA ... PMR, since GCA can cause vision loss ... It's difficult to know if your GCA ... would rather not find out by having GCA ... stopping treatment" regarding GCA
Posted: Aug 28, 2025
@franklinlala "You mentioned a “brain” doctor not knowing about GCA. I’m assuming you meant a neurologist?...
a “brain” doctor not knowing about GCA ... can’t fathom he did not know what GCA ... probably would not know too much about GCA ... They see GCA less often in their daily ... GCA and the damage it can cause to the