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I’ve had PMR for 3.5 years and am down to 1 and 2 mg prednisone alternating...
I’ve had PMR for 3.5 years and am down ... to 1 and 2 mg prednisone alternating ... can ask my doctor about options on treatments
Posted: Aug 26, 2025
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Not sure what I would have done without prednisone or another medication to help with the...
the counter helped at all with the PMR ... being diagnosed the first time with PMR ... before I was diagnosed and started a treatment ... Have you discussed any alternatives ... rheumatologist to see if there may be an alternative
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Prednisone isn't the only option anymore but it is still the least expensive. There are other...
Actemra was the alternative that worked ... article/fda-approves-sarilumab-for-the-treatment-of-adults-with-glucocorticoid-resistant-pmr ... the effort that is underway to find alternatives ... to long term Prednisone for the treatment ... of PMR and GCA.
Posted: May 21, 2025
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"I want her to consider Actemra for me. Based on posts in this group, I think...
notably methotrexate. 3) All other alternatives ... Those alternatives included Leflunomide ... mentioned as a way of saying my existing treatment ... Kevzara was FDA approved for PMR in ... Actemra "should work" for PMR
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Hello @linda7 thank you for adding that, indeed it seems that along with being "perceived as...
post and ask why did her team choose PMR ... #34; Sentiment of pts around various treatments ... (n=297) available for PMR and GCA was ... From the overall responses related to treatment ... 27%) and were perceived as a safer alternative