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@cheraloha I think the "difference" is how how much faster you can taper down and hopefully...
For newly diagnosed PMR patients who ... have not started Prednisone, Kevzara ... tend to select "newly diagnosed PMR ... insufficiency and they weren't exactly PMR ... symptoms of adrenal insufficiency and PMR
Posted: Feb 7 2:25pm
@lori62yb I started kevzara at 5 mg of prednisone 3 months ago. I have tapered to...
@lori62yb I started kevzara at 5 mg ... tapered to 1 mg today since starting kevzara ... am will willing to take a chance on Kevzara ... my mother remain on prednisone for PMR ... to hope for long term freedom from PMR
Posted: Feb 6 10:11am
@danboldman I had tremendous results from Actemra (tocilizumab) which is FDA approved for GCA, The biosimilars...
is called relapsing and refractory PMR ... arthritis." ---------------------- Kevzara ... (sarilumab) is FDA approved for PMR ... have any personal experience with Kevzara ... inhibitors don't work well for PMR
Posted: Jan 31 3:46pm
@franklinlala Your friend is right - your taper plan seems very unrealistic for someone with PMR....
very unrealistic for someone with PMR ... PMR is like a fire in your body. ... For most people PMR eventually burns ... of prednisone faster, you can take Kevzara ... , a biologic drug approved for PMR,
Discussion: Newly diagnosed
Posted: Jan 28 4:11am
Our experience is similar. Q#1. Even having a referral from an ER doctor (8 weeks after...
referral from an ER doctor (8 weeks after PMR ... agreed that I should immediately start Kevzara ... So, from diagnosis to Kevzara is 9-10 ... My insurance has approved the Kevzara
Posted: Jan 14 8:13am
I was started with 15mg Prednisone, but still had very bad morning stiffness and pain. I...
I slept ok most nights as PMR made me ... As I tapered with help of Kevzara I ... off of Prednisone completely with Kevzara
Posted: Dec 25, 2025
@tweetypie13 I'm jealous you started Kevzara relatively soon. I was on Prednisone for 12 years before...
tweetypie13 I'm jealous you started Kevzara ... PMR improved rapidly but it was my cortisol ... occasional bump in the road on my PMR ... new types of pain that surface but PMR ... have never had a complete relapse of PMR
@retiredphil Kevzara is approved to treat PMR, and Actemra is approved for GCA. They both block...
@retiredphil Kevzara is approved to ... treat PMR, and Actemra is approved for ... this forum who have experience with Kevzara
I was diagnosed with PMR Summer of 2020. I’ve tried methotrexate and was unable to taper...
I was diagnosed with PMR Summer of 2020 ... When Kevzara was approved for PMR, my ... with Occipital Neuralgia, before the PMR ... but I am seeing improvement in my PMR ... Has anyone had Kevzara allow them to
Posted: Feb 5 10:46am
The most effective medications would probably be Actemra or Tyenne. Those are not approved for PMR...
Those are not approved for PMR in the ... your insurance isn't approving Kevzara ... since they are biologic drugs like Kevzara ... Methotrexate is used a lot for PMR. ... looked into financial assistance to buy Kevzara
Posted: Feb 4 4:55pm
"How can you tell if it's PMR or adrenal insufficiency?" You probably won't know if the...
"How can you tell if it's PMR ... #39;t know if the goal of treating PMR ... #34; In essence, all pain becomes PMR ... -------- "How do you know the Kevzara ... I assume Kevzara is the same.
Posted: Jan 16 6:45am
I was about 43 when I was diagnosed with PMR, which was 38 years ago and...
about 43 when I was diagnosed with PMR ... rheumatologist thought I didn't have PMR ... Then Kevzara and had no problem reducing ... Back to 2.5 mg prednisone and Kevzara
Posted: Jan 15 10:31pm
@sharon44r Sorry this is so long. I can’t answer your question, because we are all so...
Started Kevzara April last yr nd was ... Am currently at Kevzara shots every ... EFFECTS, energy levels are close to pre PMR ... blog has told me that one can stop Kevzara ... My goal is to be off Kevzara by end
Posted: Jan 11 9:22pm