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Hi @bunnykfl, I've had PMR twice and was able to taper off of prednisone both times...
twice and was able to taper off of prednisone ... don't have any experience with Actemra ... by members when searching for "Actemra ... and prednisone +remission" - https ... search=Actemra+and+prednisone+%2Bremission
Posted: Aug 16, 2024
I was referred to an endocrinologist who took control of my Prednisone dose. The endocrinologist was...
Keep in mind that I was taking Actemra ... without Actemra. ... After Actemra was started, I tapered ... Uveitis went back into remission but ... When Actemra was restarted I tapered
Posted: Jul 4 1:42pm
It was the terminology used in the GiACTA study that led to the FDA approval of...
for GCA in 2017. "Remission ... Sustained remission was defined as remission ... through Week 52 and adherence to the prednisone ... More importantly, I have been off Prednisone ... and I have mostly recovered from my Prednisone
Discussion: Temporal Arteritis
Posted: Jun 24 10:06pm
A slow taper isn't necessary for all conditions. I could do 60 mg to -0- within...
Eventually, I was able to taper off Prednisone ... After Actemra was started for PMR, I ... was able to taper off Prednisone again ... a month or two to put it back into remission ... I only do a monthly infusion of Actemra
Posted: Jul 4 3:32pm
Generally speaking ... the likelihood of prednisone side effects are related to: 1) dose--the higher the...
GCA patients as defined by sustained remission ... within a year of starting Actemra. ... significantly less when treated with Actemra ... When Actemra works ... it works well ... There are potential side effects from Actemra
Discussion: Temporal Arteritis
Posted: Jun 24 7:28pm
Does everybody taking a biologic or DMARD get to 0mg prednisone? -------------------- No ... only about...
only about half of the patients on Actemra ... were able to get to 0 mg of prednisone ... able to achieve a "sustained remission ... " in 52 weeks compared to Prednisone ... for remission was much less and also
Posted: Jun 6 1:59pm
"Others in this forum seem to have had good success with it." --------------------------- Now that more...
Does anyone have a "sustained remission ... They were pro-prednisone and anti-Actemra ... working" and I wanted to be off prednisone ... In the short term, prednisone wasn&#39 ... I tapered off prednisone within a year
Posted: Apr 24 2:17pm
I was 52 when PMR was diagnosed and treated with Prednisone for 12 years. PMR never...
PMR never went into remission during ... I was on Actemra (tocilizumab) at 65 ... Actemra seems to work for all my autoimmune ... PMR is still being treated with Actemra ... instead of Prednisone.
You have asked an interesting question. Nobody really knows how long PMR lasts except that prolonged...
The unfortunate side effect of Prednisone ... I could achieve remission within a week ... or two and I was off prednisone again ... When my chronic PMR was treated with Actemra ... , remission was achieved in a couple
Posted: Apr 16 4:39pm
Hello jeanrod825 My diagnosis of GCA was October 2024 too ! Albeit mine is large vessel...
Side effects of Actemera nil except ... I was in remission by the first month ... treatment , and so far remained in remission ... me well again, put and kept me in remission ... large cumulative doses of damaging prednisone
I agree with Jeff97. I doubt whether your taking enough of the steroid. 2 months is...
is not a very long time to go into remission ... If you are taking Actemra that can take ... Actemra does not work for everyone. ... You need to google "prednisone and ... . 2mg of Dex is equivalent to 10mg prednisone
Posted: Apr 16 8:29am
Depends if you define "full effect" as being able to taper off prednisone. I don't think...
the best definition when we are on Actemra ... People sometimes think remission is ... However, remission might be better defined ... when we are on Actemra as being without ... it prevented a relapse and Actemra
Posted: Apr 22 11:47am
That is another story. I took the plunge. I stopped Prednisone but did a "countdown taper."...
Uveitis went into remission quickly ... After Actemra was restarted with more ... Actemra doesn't suppress my adrenal ... Actema can come with side effects too ... but my side effects on Actemra are
After 3-4 months on Actemra, my prednisone taper came to an abrupt halt when I reached...
After 3-4 months on Actemra, my prednisone ... a PMR flare as long as I stayed on Actemra ... For everything to happen, Actemra had ... so that PMR stays in remission. ... I just wish that Actemra had been tried
My rheumatologist says it is "unlikely" that I will get off Actemra unless it stops working....
;unlikely" that I will get off Actemra ... to me now which may work as well as Actemra ... remission. ... I would be in remission without any ... though I may have long periods of remission
Posted: Apr 24 3:59pm
For now, I am happy to know that Actemra can be easily stopped. Prednisone can't be...
Prednisone can't be stopped abruptly ... but Actemra can. ... had a full-blown relapse and needed prednisone ... I only needed prednisone again for 3 ... In most cases, remission is quickly
Posted: Apr 24 7:22pm
I think it mostly depends on the duration of time you have been on Prednisone. I...
I hope Actemra works for you. ... I haven't been able to stop Actemra ... Actemra is easier to stop as long as ... PMR stays in remission. ... Actemra doesn't suppress my adrenal
I'm not making excuses for your rheumatologist. There are many entities including doctors from Mayo and...
Tapering once remission is achieved ... ) until discontinuation given that remission ... They predate Actemra and Kevzara. ... When I started Actemra, I had to wing ... Now I do a monthly IV infusion of Actemra
PMR was treated with prednisone for 12 years and I never did achieve a lasting remission....
and I never did achieve a lasting remission ... When Actemra was tried, I achieved remission ... when I don't receive a monthly Actemra ... I need long term treatment with Actemra ... I do a monthly infusion of Actemra instead
Posted: Nov 16, 2024
I have reactive arthritis which is a "cousin" to psoriatic arthritis without the psoriasis. I could...
flares of reactive arthritis with Prednisone ... I stayed in remission for a year or ... until Actemra was tried. ... purely my choice to go back on Actemra ... since my last flare of uveitis so Actemra
Discussion: Kevzara
Posted: Feb 22 11:19am