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I'm taking Actemra currently but Naltrexone has always intrigued me as something else to try.

I'm very open minded about these things. I used to tell my rheumatologist that prednisone can't be the only option. We tried many things until Actemra finally worked for me. If and when I ever need to stop taking Actemra, I will mention Naltrexone to my rheumatologist to see how she responds.

We had a great partnership and we kept our sense of humor. My rheumatologist couldn't stop laughing when I told her that my flares were more like voodoo. I had no idea what caused the pain. I was thinking someone had a voodoo doll with my name on it!

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Your explanation makes as much sense as anything else! The problem I see with Actemra is it removes the IL6 that you have already made but doesn't do anything to lower what you are making. (That is my understanding. I could be wrong.) So unless your body stops making IL6 on its own, you are stuck with Actemra. I think LDN does help your body stop making it so I would go on it before you stop Actemra, to help the transistion. This is my understanding from my own reading.