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Was diagnosed in July 2024 with PMR and possible GCA. Started on 60 mg of prednisone...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1237405/
in July 2024 with PMR and possible GCA ... I will have my second actemra infusion
Discussion: Kevzara
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Feb 15 9:54am
I've been on prednisone since late June of 2024 for GCA. I started at 60 mg...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1216832/
prednisone since late June of 2024 for GCA ... I have also been taking Actemra since ... more associated with prednisone than Actemra ... saved my vision and treated my PMR and GCA
Discussion: Eye issues while on prednisone and Anterma
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jan 19 5:38pm
Dadcue, what a long history of needing Prednisone you have had . Do you have any...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1216959/
The more recent advent of Actemera has ... short or long term side effects from actemera ... How long did you need to be on actemera ... Im on Actemra weekly since time of ... diagnosis beginning Nov 2024 : GCA
Discussion: Prednisone cumulative dose in PMR
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jan 19 9:37pm
I'm sorry that you were diagnosed with PMR. I can't add anything to what others have...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1215421/
was diagnosed with PMR and possible GCA ... with 60 mg. prednisone, due to the GCA ... rheumatologist that I wanted her to order Actemra
Discussion: Feeling defeated
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jan 18 8:04am
Hi I am artron9. been a while! .Still trying to manage GCA I am at 15mg0f...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1268262/
.Still trying to manage GCA I am at ... I am also on Actemra and i am not hearing ... Are some of you taking Actemra? ... suppose to be a benefit to those with GCA
Discussion: Adjusting to life with temporal arteritis
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Mar 27 8:07pm
Dropping 2.5 mg from 10 mg of prednisone sounds kind of risky to me. I have...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1233593/
I have GCA and PMR, and I've been ... addition to prednisone I also take weekly Actemra ... I haven't had any symptoms of GCA
Discussion: PMR and Sciatica with Back Pain
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Feb 10 9:56am
I got really tired of pain while going almost a year without my PMR and GCA...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1276524/
going almost a year without my PMR and GCA ... started treatment (prednisone and Actemra ... 5 mg prednisone to go with weekly Actemra
Discussion: Better to be in some pain or better to up the dose of prednisone?
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Apr 7 2:23pm
While I was waiting for the insurance company to approve my Actemra injections, I did some...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1241570/
the insurance company to approve my Actemra ... financial assistance for people with GCA ... to pay for Actemra, depending on your
Discussion: New to PMR diagnosis
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Feb 20 1:29pm
"I want her to consider Actemra for me. Based on posts in this group, I think...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1203893/
since it is FDA approved for GCA. ... Actemra was FDA approved for GCA in ... Actemra was approved for GCA in 2017 ... should be treated "As If I Had GCA ... the determination was "Probable GCA
Discussion: How did you cope with the side effects tapering off prednisone?
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jan 4 3:39pm
Yes, it is pretty crazy how much of our lives revolve around meds and supplements now....
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1201416/
Before I was diagnosed with GCA I was ... things, and now I inject myself with Actemra ... With the GCA, I had pain in my cheekbones
Discussion: Precursor symptoms to PMR?
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Dec 31, 2024
I agree that it would be nice to have PMR/GCA support groups in the USA. I...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1199923/
that it would be nice to have PMR/GCA ... when I was seeking information about Actemra ... moderator said my experience with Actemra ... who actually lived in Italy started Actemra ... for people in the USA with PMR and GCA
Discussion: Looking for PMR Meetup groups in the UK
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Dec 29, 2024
Sorry ... I didn't realize you were from the UK. Someone told me the rules in...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1188772/
Unless you have GCA you won't be ... I was never diagnosed with GCA when ... I think Actemra (tocilizumab) has the ... RoActemra in the UK and is only used for GCA ... IL-6 that is implicated in PMR and GCA
Discussion: Flare
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Dec 11, 2024
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 ... I don't need to take Actemra every ... If PMR is the primary problem, Actemra ... is only FDA approved to treat GCA.
Discussion: Do not want to take steroids.
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Nov 26, 2024