How to Treat Temporal Arteritis?
Medical Treatment:
- Treat with steroid medication, usually prednisolone
- Before temporal arteritis is confirmed, treatment will be started because of the risk of vision loss if it is not deal with quickly
- An initial high dose of steroids for a few weeks - to help bring your symptoms under control
- A lower steroid dose (after your symptoms have improved) given over a longer period of time, possibly several years
- For the rest of their lives, a small number of people may need to take steroids
- Have regular follow-ups - to see how you are doing and check you may have any side effects
- Do not suddenly stop taking steroids (unless your doctor tells you to) because it makes you very ill
- Some other type of medications such as bisphosphonate therapy, immunosuppressants, proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), low-dose aspirin