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Hi, I am newly diagnosed with PMR since July and have been on Predisone since then....
to 15 mg my doctor wants me to try Kevzara ... m apprehensive about the potential side ... effects but not even sure I will try
Kevzara (sarilumab) is FDA approved for PMR Actemra (tocilizumab) is FDA approved for GCA Both of...
Kevzara (sarilumab) is FDA approved ... appropriate when a patient has serious side ... higher doses of prednisone and have side ... effects from prednisone then either
Hi, Can just share my experience as over time I had quite serious prednisone side effects....
time I had quite serious prednisone side ... effects. ... Kevzara has been a game changer for
Posted: Aug 12, 2023
There is now an alternative to prednisone that was recently FDA approved for the treatment of...
It is a biologic called Kevzara (sarilumab ... have any personal experience with Kevzara ... The side effects of my 12 years on prednisone ... The mechanism of action of Kevzara and
Hi, I'm a 72 yo female first diagnosed 6/23 was on predisone (varying dosages) for 9...
(no side effects) 3/24 and was able ... virtually no symptoms of PMR and no side ... effects of Kevzara. ... reluctant to try it because of the side ... effects.
Posted: Mar 12 6:22pm
I started on 60 mg. of Prednisone, since it was presumed that I also had GCA....
on Prednisone, due to the wretched side ... effects. ... good success with both Actemra and Kevzara
Posted: Feb 25 12:35pm
"if Kevzara or other biologics can treat PMR without the nasty side effects of Prednisone, why...
"if Kevzara or other biologics can ... treat PMR without the nasty side effects ... think the cost of treating the adverse effects ... For some people, there are nasty side ... effects from biologics too.
I have had temporal arteritis since 2012, pmr 2021, and now ra diagnosed in October. I...
about a month as I’ve been waiting for Kevzara ... leery of this new medication and the side ... effects.
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Feb 29, 2024
Actemra (tocilizumab) was FDA approved to treat GCA back in 2017. I was started on Actemra...
That was long before Kevzara was FDA ... continues to work well for me with minimal side ... effects. ... Kevzara will be tried if Actemra stops
Posted: Mar 13 3:07pm
I was on Kevzara Connect for 8 months but at the end of 2024 I was...
I was on Kevzara Connect for 8 months ... I'm glad to be off Kevzara for the ... needed to add a statin which has more side ... effects. ... After 7 weeks off Kevzara not much change
Posted: Feb 20 3:06pm
I've been on Kevzara about 8 months. I haven't noticed any negative side effects as far...
I've been on Kevzara about 8 months ... I haven't noticed any negative side ... effects as far as how I feel. ... which are both listed as potential side ... effects.
There is an alternative to Prednisone now! It's Kevzara. Patients are initially put on Prednisone and...
It's Kevzara. ... a taper is attempted..if it fails, Kevzara ... off, and the patient can remain on Kevzara ... While Kevzara does have side effects ... Kevzara was approved by the US FDA in
Posted: Nov 9, 2024
@nyxgirl--A couple of months ago, when my rheumy and I had a conversation about biologics and...
biologics and methatrexate, she suggested Kevzara ... t crazy about biologics due to the side ... effects (pick your poison), so we dropped
Discussion: Feeling defeated
Posted: Jan 19 4:46pm