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I’m newly diagnosed with PMR and I am not taking well to Prednisone..

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Jan 25 6:48pm | Replies (18)
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@jeff97

I'm glad you seem to be responding to Actemra. I think Prednisone is a good bridge to better treatment options. I have some unpleasant memories of methotrexate but it does work for some people.

Fortunately prednisone isn't the only option anymore. However, we still need to figure out what bridge to take to a better treatment. That seems like it is only done by the trial and error method.

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jeff97 | @jeff97 | Jan 17 11:00am

@dadcue Unfortunately there is nothing that I know of that takes effect immediately like prednisone. When I was diagnosed with GCA and PMR, I received 3 daily infusions of 1000 mg of methylprednisolone. By the time the second infusion was done, all of my symptoms were magically gone, and have never come back. All of the other medications take months to be fully effective.

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