@farnhamlaf1

I was diagnosed with PMR in March with immediate benefit from prednisone. After several months methotrexate was added with the goal of tapering off prednisone. However I was unable to decrease the prednisone and Kevzara was added. I think the methotrexate rather than the prednisone was responsible for my hair loss. I am now off both methotrexate and prednisone but I still have some pain in my shoulders and upper arms which is tolerable though hardly what I would wish for. My inflammatory factors (C reactive protein and sed rate) which were sky high when I was diagnosed are now within normal limits. What does that mean? Does one treat the symptoms or the blood tests?