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Thank you for sharing your experience with Prednisone dosing and your experience with Actemra. It is...
Prednisone dosing and your experience with Actemra ... thanks for sharing the effect the Actemra ... thing we can watch for as he is on the Actemra
Posted: Mar 3, 2024
My CRP and ESR levels correlated well to my pain level. That isn’t always the case....
I’m on Actemra currently. ... aren’t reliable when a person is on Actemra ... As per protocol for people on Actemra
ESR and CRP ... they were always high until I started taking Actemra. When they were...
always high until I started taking Actemra ... were first checked after I started Actemra ... disease activity when people are on Actemra
Posted: Dec 18, 2023
I saw the rheumatologist's PA today, and I asked her how long people with GCA usually...
long people with GCA usually take Actemra ... enough that people have to keep taking Actemra ... and it says the typical duration of Actemra
Posted: Apr 25 2:27pm
I hope Actemra works for you. Your Actemra injection dose is probably 162 mg. As far...
I hope Actemra works for you. ... Your Actemra injection dose is probably ... When Actemra is given by an IV infusion
Posted: Oct 21, 2023
I was diagnosed with PMR & GCA in May 2022 at Mayo Clinic. My then rheumatologist...
on 40 mg prednisone & I started Actemra ... After more than 2 years on Actemra I ... of noticeable side effects from the Actemra ... I’m really happy to be getting off Actemra
Posted: Aug 26, 2024
"There's no 'standard' dosage. Everyone reacts differently." ----------------------- Also, no single best way to taper off...
Trial and error applies to Actemra to ... was told that I wouldn't know if Actemra ... #34;serious" side effects from Actemra ... Actemra worked well for me with no serious ... asked my rheumatologist if he knew if Actemra
Posted: Apr 12 9:31am
You might want to mention Kevzara for PMR because it is FDA approved for PMR. Actemra...
Actemra still isn't FDA approved ... When I was started on Actemra, my rheumatologist ... to get authorization for me to get Actemra ... because that was one criteria why Actemra
Posted: Feb 3 8:47pm
That's good to know. I was thinking it would just depend on how it is coded....
Actemra probably works for PMR even ... Actemra is off patent and biosimilars ... Since Actemra is no longer patented, ... I started out doing Actemra injections ... I was switched to Actemra infusions
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 ... I feel like I will be able to stop Actemra ... Actemra is easier to stop as long as ... Actemra doesn't suppress my adrenal
Your story makes me want to stop Actemra. I'm aware that serious infections are possible. Were...
Your story makes me want to stop Actemra ... I have been on Actema alone for most ... The other time I was off Actemra was ... There was a shortage of Actemra so my ... When supplies of Actemra improved I
Posted: Sep 7, 2023
C-reactive protein (CRP) and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) levels are "monitored" when a person is on...
monitored" when a person is on Actemra ... When a person is on Actemra a doctor ... #34;negligible" when I was doing Actemra ... When I didn't have an Actemra infusion ... low CRP and ESR because they are on Actemra
Posted: Sep 20, 2024
You are the perfect person who needs Actemra or some other "suitable alternative" instead of prednisone....
You are the perfect person who needs Actemra ... Actemra worked extremely well for me ... Actemra might actually work better for ... that dose for a long time even though Actemra
Posted: Jan 2, 2024
It really is an exciting "new age" in PMR/GCA research. Five years ago, my rheumatolgist wasn't...
wasn't overly confident about Actemra ... another forum about treating PMR with Actemra ... was booted off that forum because Actemra ... pertinent to them after I reported Actemra ... know if and when I will ever get off Actemra
Posted: Sep 15, 2024
I don't think Actemra destroys the IL-6 receptor. The receptors are still functioning except the cytokine...
I don't think Actemra destroys the ... cytokine IL-6 has to compete with the Actemra ... To the extent that Actemra doesn&#39 ... personal experience with stopping Actemra ... pathway is still functioning after Actemra
When I was on Prednisone for my GCA, I split my daily dosage anyway I wanted...
for 6 months prior to switching to Actemra ... Actemra worked fine for me for the 90 ... think I should have continued the Actemra ... was an added incentive to cease the Actemra ... Once off the Actemra, my platelets went
Posted: Mar 3, 2024