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Actemra (tocilizumab) is FDA approved ... Kevzara (Sarilumab) is FDA approved for PMR ... biologics "might work" for PMR ... #34;will work." I was given Actemra ... for PMR with the understanding that

Discussion: Newly Diagnosed with PMR: Anyone 51 or had it a long long time?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 17, 2024

I know the feeling about tapering too quickly. I was accustomed to fast tapers before PMR...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/286645/

was accustomed to fast tapers before PMR ... Are you taking Actemra for GCA? ... too many people who get prescribed Actemra ... for PMR.

Discussion: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR): Meet others & Share Your Story

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Aug 1, 2020

"Interesting because a lot of people with pmr have gca." ------------ That was basically why my...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1180688/

Interesting because a lot of people with pmr ... why my rheumatologist wanted to try Actemra ... For me to get Actemra for PMR, it needed ... was that I should be treated with Actemra ... about the research being done with Actemra

Discussion: Do not want to take steroids.

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 27, 2024

I had to remain on 3 mg for about 6 months. My 8 a.m. cortisol level...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1234350/

I didn’t have a flare was because Actemra ... kept PMR at bay. ... off prednisone now but I still need Actemra

Discussion: If you have tapering problems below 5 mg this might explain why.

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Feb 11 10:24am

Hello @pmrhater, Welcome to Connect. I've never taken Actemra for PMR but earlier in this discussion...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/766930/

I've never taken Actemra for PMR ... this discussion @cadi posted about Actemra ... Financial Support for RA Patients | ACTEMRA ... ® (tocilizumab): https://www.actemra.com

Discussion: Anyone tried Actemra (Tocilizumab) to treat PMR? FDA approved for GCA

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 29, 2022

Do you still take Actemra for PMR? Have you been able to stay in remission when...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/824157/

Do you still take Actemra for PMR? ... been able to stay in remission when Actemra ... prednisone for more than 12 years for PMR ... Actemra allowed me to taper off prednisone ... but I had a couple of relapses when Actemra

Discussion: PMR: Are there treatment alternatives to Prednisone?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 10, 2023

@johnbishop , this is my first major pain flair and I will discuss with Rheumatologist at...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/145038/

hands hurt from that, but nothing like PMR ... I find PMR to be one of the most painful ... a clinical trial of Tocilizumab (Actemra ... ) for PMR ?

Discussion: Tapering off of Prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 25, 2020

Hi @jayflo, I thought you might be interested in the following information until a member who...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/211441/

/Tolcilizumab for PMR responds. ... pmc/articles/PMC4663453/ Starting Actemra ... for PMR, RA and GCA looking for others ... currently using Actemra? ... https://www.drugs.com/answers/starting-actemra-pmr-ra-gca-actemra

Discussion: New Diagnosis of Polymyalgia Rheumatica (Husband)

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jan 8, 2019

Interesting presentation about a study that was recently published in JAMA. https://edhub.ama-assn.org/jn-learning/video-player/18724066 I was steroid dependent...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/784940/

Actemra works for me and I have been ... I still take Actemra for PMR but without ... rheumtologist thinks I'm better off taking Actemra ... other autoimmune problems besides PMR

Discussion: Anyone tried Actemra (Tocilizumab) to treat PMR? FDA approved for GCA

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 14, 2022

Hello @mahernm, happy Veteran's Day as of tomorrow (November 11th, 2023). You may notice, I moved...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/962234/

an existing discussion titled: "Actemra ... (tocilizumab) to treat PMR? ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/actemra-tocilizumab-to-treat-pmr ... and PMR. @ @dadcue, @dontknowitall53 ... all shared their experiences with actemra

Discussion: Anyone tried Actemra (Tocilizumab) to treat PMR? FDA approved for GCA

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 10, 2023

No problem. I don't know too much about Kevzara. I will be looking forward to your...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/974998/

I only know about Actemra but it isn ... 't FDA approved for PMR. ... Actemra is approved for the treatment ... I'm very happy with Actemra! ... I was lucky to get Actemra for PMR.

Discussion: PMR Dosages and Managing Symptoms

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 4, 2023

I don't think I would take a biologic if I had a history of cancer. My...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1277819/

apparently some cancer patients are given Actemra ... Covid patients were treated with Actemra ... He says Actemra isn't "optimal ... Actemra targeted PMR but seems to work

Discussion: Better to be in some pain or better to up the dose of prednisone?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Apr 9 11:14am

I have severe spinal stenosis. Inflammatory arthritis along with osteoarthritis are both contributing to my problems...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1129731/

The inflammation associated with PMR ... I was taking Actemra for PMR and doing ... Supplies of Actemra were diverted to ... During the time I was off Actemra my ... My PMR symptoms were returning but it

Discussion: Off Prednisone but Residual Stiffness

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Aug 24, 2024

The National Health Service in England restricts the use of Actemra to treat GCA to one...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1289840/

Service in England restricts the use of Actemra ... to treat PMR because it isn't FDA ... approved for PMR. ... for PMR. ... interruptions of my treatment with Actemra

Discussion: What is the goal when tapering?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Apr 25 4:32pm

Did anyone ever tell you that your taper was too fast? Actemra made a mockery of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1143665/

Actemra made a mockery of slow Prednisone ... By that time, I was confident Actemra ... had PMR under control. ... I was just annoyed that Actemra wasn

Discussion: Is progress being made in understanding PMR/GCA?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Sep 18, 2024

Why did your rheumatologist doubt if PMR was the correct diagnosis? PMR is a diagnosis of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1299586/

Why did your rheumatologist doubt if PMR ... PMR is a diagnosis of exclusion when ... my own doubts about my diagnosis of PMR ... My rheumatologist said PMR was " ... Now I'm on Actemra and PMR is still

Discussion: First meeting with Rheumatologist for PMR, need suggestions

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Posted: May 8 7:43am