Headaches and GCA
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For two days I have had a slight headache above my right eye It is not severe but comes and goes when i move my head,I awoke with it on saturday morning this was not that unusual It has been happening for years a pinched nerve.What concerns me is that headache has aways gone away when I get up or even change the position of my head.Thjs headache did not go away It is very mild but stayed with me.I am concerned as my rheumy warned me about GCA and It's symptoms.Does any one have any thoughts on this?
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pelham29972 carol20979
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EileenH carol20979
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I would say keep a close watch for other symptoms and if you get any visual symptoms at all go to the doctor or to an optician and ask if they could examine the back of your eye - if anything is affecting the blood supply to the optic nerve then where the optic nerve joins the retina changes in appearance. If neither of those is an option immediately (same day) go to A&E/the ER.
Pelham - I have had a floater ever since my PMR started and someone else on one of the forums said they have one too. Mine seemed to improve at higher doses of pred and has returned, though not as annoyingly, at lower doses. It disappears if I screw up my eyes and then look again. I've seen two eye specialists over that time as well as a particularly good optician originally and they didn't see anything to be concerned about.
carol20979 EileenH
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leonard12916 carol20979
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EileenH carol20979
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https://patient.info/forums/discuss/pmr-gca-website-addresses-and-resources-35316
The very gradual introduction of the new lower dose avoids the withdrawal symptoms for most people.
A good way to change times from pm to am is not to miss the dose but to double up the dose: take your evening dose as normal, take the next day's dose in the morning and then work from there. Miss a dose and you will not only allow a flare to start but will also suffer from withdrawal symptoms which are very similar. As someone said on a thread the other day where someone had taken 2 doses on one day - that's fine, it won't do any damage and you will just feel extra good. Miss one and you'll feel so poorly you won't forget again!
carol20979 EileenH
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carol20979 leonard12916
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EileenH carol20979
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carol20979 EileenH
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