I too was on actemra, had 19 infusions ... I have gca and pmr.

The left side was “suspicious” for GCA ... My rheumatologist has now got me on Actemra ... which is approved for GCA…. ... I was hoping the Actemra would help ... problem is, I’m just assuming the Actemra

reasonably sure there was no evidence of GCA ... It was somewhat ironic when Actemra ... to treat me "as if" I had GCA ... Otherwise Actemra wouldn't been ... behalf but first made me promise to try Actemra

I am supposed to take my ACTEMRA injection ... I had PMR 14 years ago and GCA 7 years

Hi @jenb I have both PMR and GCA. ... discontinue Prednisone, even with the Acterma ... GCA/PMR is a stubborn disorder that

monitored" when a person is on Actemra ... When a person is on Actemra a doctor ... When I didn't have an Actemra infusion ... activity" for people with PMR/GCA ... people have active symptoms of PMR/GCA

of this is hard for people with PMR/GCA ... He talked about new research about Actemra ... being used to treat GCA that was & ... Now Actemra is FDA approved for GCA ... Actemra worked for me but not immediately

considers a biologic like Kevzara or Actemra ... asked my rheumatologist why he thought Actemra ... is "implicated" in PMR and GCA

was done with this biologic to treat GCA ... diagnosis was PMR without much evidence of GCA ... would be treated "as if" I had GCA ... I had a good response to Actemra. ... the treatment of GCA.

Actemra was called my best chance of ... I relapsed when supplies of Actemra ... The available supply of Actemra was ... Actemra is FDA approved for GCA. ... Either Kevzara or Actemra should work

" I didn't want to take Actemra ... FDA approved for GCA but not PMR. ... I only tried Actemra to "get it ... I just tried Actemra to prove to my ... When Actemra worked ...

Both Kevzara and Actema are biologics ... been shown to work for PMR and/or GCA ... Actemra and Kevzara are IL-6 receptor ... (tocilizumab) was FDA approved for GCA ... I started Actemra in 2019.

The biologic was called Actemra (tocilizumab ... It was FDA approved for GCA about 7 ... reading the research studies when Actemra ... was approved for GCA. ... He thought Actemra should work for PMR

Kevzara and Acterma. ... Acterma works better with GCA.

I have had Polymyalgia and GCA since ... Dec 2020.Started Actemra 03/21 ended ... I am now down to one dose of Actemra

I was diagnosed with GCA last July. ... I am now on a Actemra injection (self ... As far as autoimmune diseases go, GCA

Actemra would have worked sooner had ... Actemra allowed me to taper from 10 ... The relapse wasn't GCA but another ... I couldn't wait to try Actemra again ... I'm much better on Actemra.

rheumatologist didn’t believe he had GCA ... now on 80 mg prednisone per day and Actemra

It is my husband who has GCA. ... not believe me that he could have GCA ... We've been prescribed Actemra and ... these new symptoms consistent with GCA

an option for me down the road if Actemra ... prednisone are being looked at for PMR/GCA