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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?

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Posted: Jul 17 9:09am

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.

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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 9:15am

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?

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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)

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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 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

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Posted: Aug 24 8:34am

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?

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Posted: Sep 18 6:08pm

Actemra doesn't work as quickly as prednisone works to relieve pain. Once Actemra starts to work,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1180553/

Actemra doesn't work as quickly ... Once Actemra starts to work, it is ... If PMR is the primary problem, Actemra ... https://www.kevzara.com/hcp/pmr? ... ;utm_campaign=G_24_KEVZARA_SEM_HCP_PMR_Branded_Condition_PMR_EX

Discussion: Do not want to take steroids.

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 26 10:43pm

Actemra ... for PMR but it isn't FDA approved for PMR. Kevzara is FDA approved for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1142897/

Actemra ... for PMR but it isn't ... FDA approved for PMR. ... should work the same way as Actemra ... rheumatologis said after 12 years, Actemra ... I have been on Actemra for more than

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Sep 17 9:46am

Has anyone ever suggested that you might have more than PMR going on? Methotrexate worked reasonably...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/973715/

suggested that you might have more than PMR ... The hell was worse than PMR only. ... a massive flare of something when Actemra ... controlled PMR. ... ophthalmologist still doesn't believe Actemra

Discussion: PMR flare at a drop from 8 to 7 mg of prednisone?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 2, 2023

Were you on Actemra for GCA? Did Actemra help with getting GCA into remission? I was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1030929/

Were you on Actemra for GCA? ... I was prescribed Actemra for PMR. ... exception was made to treat my case of PMR ... Kevzara was FDA approved for PMR a year ... Sounds to me, if PMR is still very

Discussion: Kevzara and Prednisone Tapering before and during Kevzara

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Posted: Mar 10 9:25am