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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, 2024

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

Get in to see you local rheumatologist. Does not have to be the Mayo Clinic. A...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1262500/

min and had me on prednisone and now Kevzara

Discussion: Comprehensive Overview Of PMR

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 20 9:04am

I think you need long term prednisone for PMR unless you can get Kevzara or Actemra....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1078651/

prednisone for PMR unless you can get Kevzara

Discussion: Doctors' confusion over diagnosis: Questions they should ask

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 31, 2024

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, 2024

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

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

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'm glad to hear things are going well. Did you immediately go on the Kevzara after...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1243144/

Did you immediately go on the Kevzara

Discussion: Kevzara

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Feb 22 3:27pm

My rheumatologist moved back to Florida but he discussed trying me on Kevzara before he left....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1132180/

Florida but he discussed trying me on Kevzara

Discussion: Any Tips For Tapering Off Prednisone?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Aug 28, 2024

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

I have stopped getting the Covid vaccine since being diagnosed with PMR 6/23 because of the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1219398/

I have been on Kevzara since 3/24 and ... but ultimately want to be free of Kevzara

Discussion: Getting COVID, Flu etc vaccines while treating for PMR

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jan 23 6:12am

My inflammation markers have been normal since my first 15 mg dose of prednisone 16 months...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/996216/

therapy I’ve started doesn’t help then Kevzara ... I’ve just discovered that Kevzara is

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jan 12, 2024

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

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

Actually the treatments for PMR and GCA are not the same. The biologic drug Actemra is...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1307925/

to treat GCA, and the biologic drug Kevzara

Discussion: Has anyone had their voice affected by Pmr? I have read that it is.

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 19 3:08pm

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

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/888279/

I assume it is Kevzara since I didn&

Discussion: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR): Meet others & Share Your Story

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 1, 2023

@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 now 2 week into Kevzara Rx. I am no better maybe worse! How long...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1277784/

I am now 2 week into Kevzara Rx.

Discussion: Anyone tried Kevzara for PMR?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Apr 9 10:37am