I can only say that Actemra enabled me to successfully discontinue Prednisone after being treated with Prednisone for 12 years. I now do a monthly Actemra infusion with no discernible side effects.

I never want to go back to Prednisone ... simple as that. I will gladly remain on Actemra for as long as it continues to work.

How I feel currently is much better compared with when I was on Prednisone. Maybe the first year or two of Prednisone wasn't that bad. It was all a downward decline in my quality of life after that. Now my quality of life is improving.