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I'm over it now but I still get riled up sometimes ... sorry. Your post triggered...
expert knew more about how to treat PMR ... she was being started on Actemra for PMR ... breaking the rules" for treating PMR ... Actemra isn't FDA approved for PMR ... Now Kevzara is FDA approved for PMR
@khof lets hope you wont need it. PMR can burn itself out. Mine was gone in...
PMR can burn itself out. ... Kevzara is an immune blocker so the ... should be able to stop taking the Kevzara ... withdrawals so lets just hope the PMR
@grumpa I don't think my rheumatologist would have ever started me on Actemra with a history...
was led to believe that Actemra and Kevlara ... When PMR was subsequently diagnosed, ... dose Prednisone for 15 years before PMR ... treating myself with Prednisone until PMR
@jeff97 I’m new to this forum as well. I was active and fit for a 77...
My mother had PMR for the last 15 years ... so headed to getting approved for kevzara
Posted: Oct 10 7:05pm
@laurelfagan It is incredible that you were able to get off Prednisone so quickly after Kevzara...
get off Prednisone so quickly after Kevzara ... taper when they are diagnosed with PMR ... I elected to try the biologic for PMR
Posted: Oct 15 6:55pm
I started my PMR journey in July started on 20mg. Rheumatologist started me on Kevzara when...
I started my PMR journey in July started ... Rheumatologist started me on Kevzara ... 2.5mg every two weeks and started Kevzara ... I am now on Kevzara only and no Pred
Posted: Oct 15 5:59pm
Hi @neztrop, I read your post and can really relate. I was also diagnosed at 63...
retire until 67 to 70 years old but my PMR ... I was unable to take Kevzara but have
Discussion: PMR and Work
Posted: Oct 16 5:30pm
I am taking prednisone (4 mg.), methotrexate and now Kevzara as well. I still have some...
prednisone (4 mg.), methotrexate and now Kevzara ... After 2 doses of Kevzara, no real change ... been the most effective drug for the PMR
Discussion: Hair loss
Posted: Oct 27 11:06am
I never had many gastrointestinal issues during my 12 years of being on Prednisone. My PCP...
I started long term Prednisone for PMR ... I can't speak for Kevzara. ... when Actemra was started to control PMR ... I believe both Kevzara and Actemra can ... unclear whether IL-6 inhibitors like Kevara
Every body is different! I didn’t have a rapid onset. My rheumatologist diagnosed PMR after an...
My rheumatologist diagnosed PMR after ... with my rheumatologist pressing for Kevzara ... you have any advice about starting Kevzara
Actemra didn't exactly "kick in" all of a sudden. I assume people respond to Kevzara in...
I assume people respond to Kevzara in ... Imagine how surprised I was when my PMR ... to be "normal pain" and not PMR
Posted: Nov 6 1:14am
New to the group. Initial diagnosis from PCP was PMR. Everything I read and felt told...
Initial diagnosis from PCP was PMR. ... Everything I read and felt told me PMR ... I was convinced I was going to use Kevzara
I believe that any mild exercise helps with PMR symptoms and also with general aging issues....
that any mild exercise helps with PMR ... Initially when I was diagnosed with PMR ... to 8 mg prednisone in morning plus Kevzara
Posted: Nov 26 10:44am
@aussiedogmom glad to hear that Kevzara is working so well. Lots of good reports about it....
@aussiedogmom glad to hear that Kevzara ... distinguish between adrenal insufficiency or PMR ... Simply because while PMR is very painful
Discussion: Relapse
Posted: Oct 2 4:25pm
I've been on Kevzara for about 4 months. My rheumatologist said at about a years time...
I've been on Kevzara for about 4 ... years time we could try to stop the Kevzara ... If I feel that the PMR is gone we can
@tweetypie13 This is what kevzara does...it ties up IL6, an immune protein that is responsible for...
@tweetypie13 This is what kevzara does ... to preserving one's life... so kevzara ... is a major concern for people with PMR