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Have increased methotrexate to 15mg( from 10mg) & increased prednisone from 5mg to 10mg.
It’s been a week now & no improvement so disappointed but don’t want to increase more.
It’s taken 2 years to get to 5mg.I feel like I’m back to square one.Wondering if the diagnosis of PMR is correct ?
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Hi,
Can just share my experience as over time I had quite serious prednisone side effects. Not good but accelerated discussion about alternatives. Kevzara has been a game changer for me. I was completely debilitated at times and now I can participate more consistently in my life😊. While continuing to hopefully taper off prednisone. My reaction was severe so not sure this is helpful but there are alternative treatments if needed. Thanks and I hope you get some relief.
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@glyn, I guess I would feel the same way since there are a lot of conditions that mimic PMR. It would certainly be a valid question to discuss with your rheumatologist.
--- Diseases that mimic polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR): https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/diseases-that-mimic-polymyalgia-rheumatica