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Anyone in their 40s or younger with PMR?
I did the prednisone but gained too ... Failed methotrexate and for now I just
Last active: Aug 2 4:16pm
Experience with GLP-1, metformin, and Jardiance; and PMR
with Polymyalgia Rheumatica: first prednisone ... , then weekly injections of methotrexate ... gradual, and I was able to manage taking methotrexate ... Eventually, my PMR symptoms lessened, and methotrexate
Last active: Jun 23 9:56am
PMR and Inflammation Markers
with PMR in December and placed on prednisone ... Rheum added methotrexate which I don
Last active: May 11, 2023
Insurance coverage for Actemra infusion with straight Medicare?
have had PMR for 4 years, have tried methotrexate ... and Kevzara but am now on just prednisone ... flare-up and I've had to increase prednisone
Last active: May 14 5:36pm
methotrexate or kevzara
methotrexate or kevzara ... is convinced I need to be on either methotrexate ... or kevzara to get off of prednisone ... Are these taken along with prednisone
Last active: Aug 28, 2024
Tumid Lupus and Fibromyalgia Rheumatica
I am currently taking 5 mg/day predisone ... I also taking 17.5 mg/week methotrexate
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Last active: Jun 12, 2019
Chronic Fatigue while tapering Prednisone for PMR
Chronic Fatigue while tapering Prednisone ... I started on Prednisone 20 mg/day and ... I’ve been tapering prednisone very gradually ... My rheumatologist wants me to start Methotrexate
Last active: Mar 24 6:52am
Trying to determine long term prednisone versus other prescriptions
Trying to determine long term prednisone ... with PMR for 15 months and began my prednisone ... " with me continuing long term prednisone ... at 5mg daily) versus taking Methotrexate ... Since I've been taking prednisone
Last active: Aug 3, 2023
No RA until 4th Covid-19 vaccination
He put me on 7.5 mg Prednisone and 15 ... mg Methotrexate(once every 7 days). ... After 2 weeks he dropped the Prednisone ... At this point he dropped the Prednisone ... to 2.5 mg and upped the Methotrexate
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Last active: May 19, 2023
Temporal Arteritis, PMR, RA
the symptoms and put me on very high prednisone ... and sed rates, I was completely off prednisone ... Have been up and down with prednisone ... rheumatologist would like me to get off of prednisone ... biologic such as Kevzara, or if not that, methotrexate
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Last active: Feb 4, 2024
Cryoglobulinemia Vasculitis Question
which are laying low right now..im on Methotrexate ... and tapering off Prednisone..my symptoms
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Last active: Jul 30, 2024
Methotrexate side effects
Methotrexate side effects ... I'm down to 5 mg of prednisone a
Last active: Sep 22 3:00pm
Prednisone and Osteoperosis
Prednisone and Osteoperosis ... diagnosed with PMR and put on 20 mg Prednisone ... Then she is talking about starting Methotrexate ... The Methotrexate is a chemotherapy.
Last active: Aug 7 10:32am
Start Actemra?
Had stopped methotrexate and Kevzara ... Also decreasing prednisone 1 mg per
Last active: Nov 27, 2024
Does Kevzara put PMR in to remission?
Once I started prednisone my back pain ... just increased me to 7.5mg along with methotrexate ... She said if the methotrexate doesn&#39
Last active: Jan 17 2:57pm
UCTD -does gluten and dairy free help? Post knee surgery problems
I was on prednisone for 5 months then ... Next he wanted to put me on methotrexate ... am honestly just as afraid of the methotrexate ... , prednisone and other drugs as I am
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Last active: May 24 7:20am
In Remission- should I still require so much sleep?
I have gradually reduced my prednisone ... my only meds for PMR are 2.5mg of Methotrexate
Last active: Jan 10, 2023
Tapering angst
the Dr. said he wanted to put me on methotrexate ... I agreed to go back up to 10mg of prednisone ... Or Methotrexate?
Last active: Aug 5, 2023