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Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Oct 4 9:26am | Replies (25)
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Yes. I tapered down from 60 mg/day to no prednisone over several months while taking Actemra. It went very well, with no flares. I've been on Actemra for about a year with no noticeable side effects, although my blood work shows low C4 complement, which is common when being treated with it.
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@redboat Im curious as to hiw quickly did you reduce your prednisone dose? what happened when you got down to very low dose prednisone like 2 mg or 1 mg. How long did you stay at that dose level before reducing? Did you ever reduce by half a mg? And were you taking weekly Actemra injections while you tampered off the Prednisine? Thank you
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@redboat I am curious, you tapered off Prednisone so nicely, why do you continue to take the Actemra?