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Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: 13 hours ago | Replies (30)
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@sharon44r

What medication helped you off of prednisone. I took methotrexate for 3 months and it did nothing, but that was early on

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DadCue | @dadcue | 1 day ago

I got off Prednisone when the biologic Actemra (tocilizumab) was tried. I was on Prednisone for more than 12 years to treat refractory PMR,

I had mixed results with methotrexate. I took methotrexate for more than a year and I was able to decrease my Prednisone usage somewhat. The whole purpose of methotrexate is for its "steroid sparing" effects. It doesn't help PMR that much but methotrexate does allow some people to take less prednisone.

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