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Hello @shannaam -- in regard to your comment below "My doctor has said very little as...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/958267/

in USA an anti-IL6-receptor drug KEVZARA ... connect with PMR patients who are taking Kevzara

Discussion: How long has PMR lasted - I'm trying to find the average

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 3, 2023

I too had morning pain until I switched my dosage to the night instead of the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1040231/

I have also just started Kevzara (3 ... taper off completely with the help of Kevzara

Discussion: How long does it take for you to move without pain and stiffness in a.

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 25 6:21pm

Yes ... None of these medications work perfectly. Kevzara targets the same inflammatory mechanism as Actemra....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/831831/

Kevzara targets the same inflammatory ... However, Kevzara and Actemra aren&#39 ... For all I know, Kevzara might work better

Discussion: How hard is it to get on Actemra (Tocilizumab) with PMR?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 25, 2023

Right now, I am on all three drugs. Prednisone down to 8 mg. Methotrexate and Kevzara....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1074782/

Methotrexate and Kevzara. ... Kevzara may be with me for awhile. ... While everybody is different, the Kevzara

Discussion: PMR flare -Shoulder and neck pain..and headaches

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 26 6:28am

Many thanks will ask my rheumatologist about Kevzara not sure if we use it in uk....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/911762/

thanks will ask my rheumatologist about Kevzara

Discussion: PMR and Methotrexate

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Aug 12, 2023

Has anyone been on Kevzara for more than a couple of months? Would really be helpful...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/858698/

Has anyone been on Kevzara for more

Discussion: Kevzara (sarilumab) to treat PMR

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 12, 2023

I've been on prednisone for 10 years with pmr. Just started kevzara. Reduced prednisone from a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/961362/

Just started kevzara.

Discussion: How does Kevzara help with PMR symptoms and pain? I am being weaned

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 8, 2023

joan7; couple of more things about Kevzara. It is an injector pen like an EpiPen. Administered...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/951759/

joan7; couple of more things about Kevzara ... There is an article Kevzara: 7 things

Discussion: Any side effects from present flu shot with PMR?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 22, 2023

Hi Joan; got my first injection of Kevzara this morning. A piece of cake. An hour...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/953069/

Hi Joan; got my first injection of Kevzara ... 10 of prednisone next week as the Kevzara

Discussion: Any side effects from present flu shot with PMR?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 24, 2023

I hope Kevzara works for you. Don’t expect any overnight changes in your condition or prednisone...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/951947/

I hope Kevzara works for you. ... you what to expect after starting Kevzara

Discussion: How does Kevzara help with PMR symptoms and pain? I am being weaned

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 22, 2023

I took my 3rd dose of kevzara last week. So far I haven’t noticed a difference....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/953762/

I took my 3rd dose of kevzara last week

Discussion: How does Kevzara help with PMR symptoms and pain? I am being weaned

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 25, 2023

The biologic that targeted PMR was Actemra (tocilizumab) and it worked for me. Another biologic was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/975699/

now FDA approved for PMR is called Kevzara

Discussion: How to avoid flares

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 6, 2023

Got it! Good luck with being Predisone- free. I hope that others with experience with Kevzara...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/995338/

hope that others with experience with Kevzara

Discussion: PMR: Are there treatment alternatives to Prednisone?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jan 11 6:21am

I’ve had it since June 2021. Started at 60mg in hospital to 40 etc, now down...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1036497/

Really trying to avoid another drug, Kevzara

Discussion: PMR and exercise: What helps you?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 19 12:00pm

Actemra is prescribed for Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) patients. Kevzara was just newly developed and is...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/950673/

Kevzara was just newly developed and

Discussion: ESR marker raising as I reduce prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 20, 2023

I have PMR & long covid. MY LC caused the PMR. I just completed prednisone &...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1151078/

just completed prednisone & am on Kevzara

Discussion: Need to decide to get a Covid Shot while I have PMR.

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 3 7:37am

What injection med are you using? I use kevzara bi-monthly. My doctor wants me to wean...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1160388/

I use kevzara bi-monthly.

Discussion: PMR pain management with medical cannabis

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 21 9:37am

I may or may not have PMR. It was dx at a about 45 which is...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1179761/

hydrochloroquine, and sulfasalazine and now Kevzara ... Too soon tell if Kevzara is the answer

Discussion: Confused on what’s considered “normal”

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: 13 hours ago

@gmanurse, you described my troubles with tapering prednisone almost exactly. I have also started on Kevzara...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/869333/

I have also started on Kevzara and

Discussion: Kevzara (sarilumab) to treat PMR

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 30, 2023

I am having periods of dizziness, too, though I've had episodes of this before, but this...