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A few months. Less than 6. I reached a point where I couldn't reduce the Pred, so we increased back to a good dose, paused and then tried again and that was it - added Kevzara. My rheu.atologists group follows a protocol and most all their PMR patients are off Pred within 2 years.
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My rheumatologists group follows a protocol and most all their PMR patients are off Pred within 2 years.
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I like this protocol.
Five years ago when I tried Actemra, my rheumatologist said I was breaking new ground if he could get Actemra approved for me to treat PMR. At the time, Actemra was only FDA approved for GCA and I didn't have GCA. The reason Actemra was approved for me was mostly because I was unable to taper off Prednisone after 12 years.
In my opinion, the sooner people can get off Prednisone the better. I'm glad people now have Kevzara as an alternative to Prednisone for the treatment of PMR. Kevzara wasn't an option when I was diagnosed with PMR 12 years ago.
Do you live in Australia or I'm guessing you own an Australian Shepherd?