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Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Jul 19 3:44pm | Replies (10)
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How long did it take to stop Prednisone after Actemra was started?
What Prednisone dose were you on when Actemra was started?
There is still a "recovery period" after Prednisone is stopped but that seems to depend on how long you were on Prednisone.
I still haven't figured out when Actemra gets stopped but I trust my rheumatologist to let me know when it is time. I ask at every visit though.
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I started methoprednosone at 48 mg daily when first diagnosed with pmr/gca. Then would reduce 1 mg per week when I reached 10 mg daily methoprednosone my Dr. Put me on 8 mg daily prednisone then he reduced 1 mg per week when I got to 6mg daily we started the Actemra then we kept reducing 1 mg per week and now I have been off all prednisone for 10 days. I'm still taking the weekly injection of Actemra and Dr. Said this will be likely for two years.