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PMR onset under 55?

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Apr 13 6:32pm | Replies (40)
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I was diagnosed with PMR and GCA at the same time when I was 54. PMR went away almost immediately after starting Pred but the GCA lingered. I was on 80mg a day for 8 months and then switched to Actemra. Took that until Nov 2021 when I was declared in remission and have been ever since.

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DadCue | @dadcue | Feb 5 6:39pm

Have you successfully stopped Actemra without a relapse? I took moderately high doses of prednisone for 13 years until Actemra was tried. I got off prednisone but I still do a monthly infusion of Actemra

I'm reminded that I still have a problem when I do my Actemra infusion. Otherwise I don't have any of the problems that were characteristic of long term prednisone use.

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