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PMR: Are there treatment alternatives to Prednisone?

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Jan 11 7:08am | Replies (175)
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dadcue; I know that this is long term and at 82 the side effects long term use of prednisone probably will not matter. However, my brother,79, has been on prednisone for 20 years for RA and his kidneys are shutting down. My brother-in-law, also 79 and a former long haul truck driver has also been taking prednisone for RA for 20 years and his adrenals have shut down permanently. So you have my admiration for dealing with this for more than a decade. I feel really fortunate that Kevzara was approved for PMR within week of my diagnoses and that I was able to get on it within 9 months. Now we wait to see what happens.
Stay well; John

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DadCue | @dadcue | Jan 9 8:54pm

Why were your brother and brother-in-law treated with prednisone for so long? I thought prednisone was only used short term for the treatment for RA flares but not used anymore as a long term treatment for RA.

I think it is great that you were prescribed Kevzara so soon. I did reasonably well on prednisone. I took it willingly even though I acquired other medical conditions which were "prednisone related."

I don't regret taking prednisone for as long as I did. My only regret is that I wish Actemra was tried sooner.

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