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Some people get Actemra (tocilizumab) approved for PMR but I don't think Actemra is approved if...
Some people get Actemra (tocilizumab ... people have "presumptive" GCA ... tocilizumab in Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA ... PMR is mediated by IL-6 mimicking GCA ... recommendations for treatment for GCA
Hi John, I just received word yesterday from my doctor's office that my insurance company had...
my insurance company had denied the Actemra ... I'm sure they are looking for GCA ... really not sure I want to try the Actemra ... I have subtle GCA symptoms (my opinion ... I feel like I might have GCA and/or
Listen Susan. GCA is not the end of the world. Take your prednisone and see if...
GCA is not the end of the world. ... prednisone and see if you can get on Actemra ... have enough prednisone in your body, Actemra ... started before it was approved for GCA ... so was mine but I was treated for GCA
Posted: Aug 3, 2022
I was diagnosed with PMR in May 2016 & didn't want to take a corticosteroid like...
I wanted to take Actemra & read ... successes in treating PMR (as well as GCA ... Then, without telling me, his first Actemra ... flare, and took another course of Actemra ... Actemra is clinically more efficient
@tsc and @kilh Oh, it's so good to receive your message, Teri. I'm very happy you...
I also have GCA, as well as Crohns, ... passing out began at about the same time GCA ... A neurologist put me on weekly Actemra ... 2-year point, and I currently have Actemra ... injections every 2 weeks, bc the GCA
Support Group: Heart & Blood Health
Posted: Jan 13, 2022
@mskatrina12 Hello. I was diagnosed with OLP a year ago and 3 or 4 doctors have...
immunosuppressants including Prednisone and now Actemra ... several autoimmune diseases, including GCA
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Nov 16, 2021
@tsc. Thankyou for your message, Teri. I have a battery of new meds, following the July...
meds, a pill to calm my heart down, Actemra ... injections every two weeks for my GCA ... I do wish there were other GCA patients ... adjustments are needed regarding the Actemra
Posted: Oct 26, 2021
@tsc. Thankyou for your post. In answer to your questions, yes, I had symptoms of extreme...
muscles for several months before the GCA ... done shortly thereafter, confirming GCA ... My rheumatologist has cut my Actemra ... whether that's the result of the Actemra ... sure isn't much posting about GCA
Posted: Oct 20, 2021
@loribmt Hi Lori. I'm thinkin' by now we're in the wrong discussion group, no longer looking...
was hospitalized immediately once GCA ... Actemra was then started - a kinder, ... weekly injection made specifically for GCA ... For me, it stopped the GCA blindness
Support Group: Just Want to Talk
Posted: Sep 22, 2021
John, that's a good idea, splitting your Prednisone into smaller doses. I had to be taken...
same time, the doctors took me off Actemra ... for my GCA as well as Clozapine, both ... I'm back on Actemra now, but only ... I have more painful GCA symptoms due ... to the lesser dose of Actemra and the
Hello @paddington, Thank you for the private message. I thought I would answer it here in...
all but the digest entries regarding GCA ... Medications and Actemra? ... need to re-post your response to the Actemra
Posted: Mar 30, 2020
I just checked online, and my search indicated that only Actemra is approved for GCA, while...
and my search indicated that only Actemra ... is approved for GCA, while Kevzara ... I have GCA and PMR, so I have only used ... Actemra.
Posted: Mar 12 2:52pm
Part of the reason is that PMR and GCA have a long history of being treated...
Part of the reason is that PMR and GCA ... That all changed in 2017 when Actemra ... The FDA approved Actemra (tocilizumab ... treatment of giant cell arteritis (GCA ... first line treatment" for PMR and GCA
Posted: Mar 13 2:41pm
I was diagnosed with PMR and likely GCA in late July 2024. I was on 60...
was diagnosed with PMR and likely GCA ... but they weren't the same as the GCA ... My GCA headaches returned. ... rheumatologist PA if she would prescribe Actemra
Discussion: Actrema advice
Posted: Mar 3 4:12pm
I was diagnosed with PMR and GCA in late June 2024. I have had a good...
I was diagnosed with PMR and GCA in ... I have had a good experience with Actemra ... regularly to monitor for problems from the GCA ... weight and strength from the PMR and GCA
Discussion: Actrema advice
Posted: Mar 3 5:18am
No GCA eye issues but plenty of other eye problems. Actemra was used to treat refractory...
No GCA eye issues but plenty of other ... Actemra was used to treat refractory ... PMR and possible subclinical GCA.
Discussion: Actrema advice
Posted: Mar 3 6:39pm
I was having episodes of temporary vision loss, so I started on high dose prednisone before...
on high dose prednisone before the GCA ... I started taking weekly Actemra injections ... negative biopsy will not rule out GCA ... for suspected giant cell arteritis (GCA ... vision problems plus a lot of other GCA
Discussion: Possible GCA
Posted: Feb 19 4:00pm