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Adjusting to life with temporal arteritis

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Jan 13 9:52am | Replies (217)
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Not familiar with they medication . What is it and is it helping! I have dealing with this for many years . So right it is not short term.

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artist01 | @artist01 | Feb 27, 2021

@654321 Actemra, otherwise known as Tocilizumab, is given by injection. When researched online, it claims to be the one and only treatment for Giant Cell Arteritis. It's much easier on the system than Prednisone. I've found it to be helpful for easing the pain and symptoms of GCA.

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