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Just diagnosed and still hurt in am with 20 mg

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Jan 14 7:21am | Replies (23)
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@rosierocky

Thanks for the welcome! Yes, my rheumatologist started the Actemra. I was diagnosed 13 months ago and have tapered several times, getting down to 8 mg, which I haven't been able to break through. Back on 50 mg to get pain under control. I've been on Actemra 5 months. Doc says to stay with it. Plan is to slow down Pred taper and eventually be only on Actemra for a year or so after. Long process!

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DadCue | @dadcue | Dec 31, 2023

A year or so sounds reasonable. It was a long process for me after Actemra was started but I took moderately high doses of prednisone for 12 years. That 7-8 mg dose of prednisone is a tough dose to get past. Hopefully Actemra will make the task easier for you.

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