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Some people would say Kevzara does nothing to directly improve your cortisol level if you have...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1379484/

Some people would say Kevzara does nothing ... Hopefully, Actemra or Kevzara will ... The advantage that Actemra and Kevzara

Discussion: If you have tapering problems below 5 mg this might explain why.

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Aug 26 5:53am

@laurelfagan It is incredible that you were able to get off Prednisone so quickly after Kevzara...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1416425/

get off Prednisone so quickly after Kevzara

Discussion: What was your experience on Kevzara?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 15 6:55pm

Part of the reason is that PMR and GCA have a long history of being treated...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1257151/

later, the SAPHYR Study showed that Kevzara ... The FDA approved Kevzara (sarilumab)

Discussion: Anyone tried Kevzara for PMR?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 13 2:41pm

I don't have that problem with Actemra infusions. Medicare pays for biologic infusions because they aren't...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1190254/

Kevzara is still patented so there won ... Maybe the maker of Kevzara will come

Discussion: Flare

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 14, 2024

Methotrexate is used to help prevent inflammation while trying to taper off prednisone. The idea if...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1094212/

Then newer biologics like Kevzara and

Discussion: Tapering Pains Body Response or PMR?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jun 25, 2024

Good to hear that Kevzara is working for many of you. I am still on 15...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/939171/

Good to hear that Kevzara is working ... I am still on 15 mg Predisone with Kevsara

Discussion: Kevzara (sarilumab) to treat PMR

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Sep 30, 2023

I agree with Dadcue. Its great that Kevzara works. I think it should be tried as...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1141882/

Its great that Kevzara works.

Discussion: What was your experience on Kevzara?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Sep 15, 2024

I took Prednisone for 12 years too. I was able to get off prednisone. The full...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1355963/

The full effects from Kevzara might

Discussion: Anyone tried Kevzara for PMR?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 25 9:38am

I let PMR, it's management and the lifestyle/holistic interventions take over my life..that was ok when...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1328888/

Now it's obvious that Kevzara and

Discussion: Diet & PMR.

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jun 17 7:09am

Kevzara……Lucky me, no side effects, except a minor rash where I place injection occasionally. Note: I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1347144/

Kevzara……Lucky me, no side effects,

Discussion: Kevzara and Prednisone Tapering before and during Kevzara

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 13 11:04am

How is it going with Kevzara? I am self-injecting weekly with Actemra, which is also a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/895854/

How is it going with Kevzara?

Discussion: Kevzara (sarilumab) to treat PMR

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 14, 2023

dadcue; I know that this is long term and at 82 the side effects long term...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/994591/

I feel really fortunate that Kevzara

Discussion: PMR: Are there treatment alternatives to Prednisone?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jan 9, 2024

You might want to mention Kevzara for PMR because it is FDA approved for PMR. Actemra...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1228938/

You might want to mention Kevzara for

Discussion: Can ultrasound help confirm PMR diagnosis?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Feb 3 8:47pm

Thanks Megz for sharing all your knowledge. My experience in PMR kind of mirrors yours. After...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1382141/

He has mentioned Kevzara but I want

Discussion: The lowest effective dose, how is it defined?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Aug 29 3:01pm

My two cents: My bones were 135% of a 40 year old 3 years ago. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/912236/

#39;m on Leflunomide, and hope for Kevzara

Discussion: Prednisone and bone loss. I was diagnosed with PMR

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Aug 13, 2023

Thank you for sharing your experience. In the whole scheme of things, I haven't been on...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1317728/

My rheumatologist was pushing Kevzara

Discussion: Actemra Infusions

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jun 1 8:01am

People differ as to how these drugs affect them. Some classic problems with prednisone are high...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1209384/

Kevzara can cause high cholesterol.

Discussion: Using methotrexate with PMR

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jan 11 7:21pm

That taper seems unnecessarily fast. I'm tapering prednisone, and I also take weekly Actemra injections. The...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1339866/

taking a biologic drug like Actemra or Kevzara

Discussion: PCP advising fast taper

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 2 3:05pm

Unfortunately, there isn't a cure for PMR. PMR is an autoimmune inflammatory muscle disease and its...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1002489/

prednisone and perhaps with newly approved Kevzara

Discussion: Advice/experience about going back on Prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jan 23, 2024

Regarding the taper, Actemra supports a faster taper, especially if your inflammation is primary due to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1250351/

to interleukin-6, which Actemra and Kevzara

Discussion: How to Slowly and Safely Taper Off Prednisone but ... no set rules.

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 4 12:29pm