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Kevzara (sarilumab) to treat PMR

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Aug 24 6:34am | Replies (162)

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@edinnola

Ironically I was going to post and ask about this medication. I ran into my doc tonight. He is calling my pharmacy to start my Kevzara asap. He saw me tonight where he stated that I've gained weight and I'm starting the moon face. He said that because of my Type 2 diabetes (well controlled) he wants me off the steroids. I'm still having pain, and he wants to bump me up to 25mg tomorrow then start taper down process next week. I've only been on meds about a month, and I'm newly diagnosed (Aug 16th). I haven't been able to work since July, so I'm ready to try to shake this to get back as normal as possible. However reading in this site, I don't think that's happening to quickly.

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Currently at 5 mg and hoping to continue taper. My symptoms have improved and hopeful this is remission. On first look at Kevzara my main concerns were side effects and cost, both which should be weighed with the benefits of improvement of PMR symptoms. Best wishes to you

Hang in there, PMR can be difficult but treatment with Kevzara has been very helpful for me after dealing with Prednisone since last Fall. I'm now waking up in the morning with very little pain after only three doses of Kevzara. I feel very lucky.