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It is interesting that you had a flare of psoriasis after stopping Prednisone. Has anyone ever...
not saying you don't have PMR/GCA ... reason why you can't have both PMR/GCA ... treated as a medical emergency just like GCA ... My rheumatologist said Actemra works ... He gave me the option of Actemra or
I currently do a monthly infusion of Actemra but I used to do Actemra injections. My...
currently do a monthly infusion of Actemra ... but I used to do Actemra injections ... Actemra is FDA approved for GCA. ... for GCA or the possibility of GCA. ... My ophthalmologist says Actemra isn&
Posted: Aug 26, 2024
@DadCue Your experience mirrors my own. I began 15 mg of Prednisone on April 15th, prescribed...
while receiving a monthly infusion of Actemra ... He indicated that putting me on Actemra ... help ensure I didn't migrate to GCA
Posted: Aug 4, 2024
@babbsjoy I like your recommendation about parking spaces, parking so you can just pull out going...
a flare of his conditions (PMR and GCA ... He takes Actemra to help taper the prednisone ... and will likely remain on Actemra for
Posted: Jul 8, 2024
It might be an adrenal problem rather than a problem with Actemra. I successfully tapered off...
problem rather than a problem with Actemra ... I had no idea if Actemra was working ... The problem wasn't PMR or GCA but ... Actemra was stopped for a few months ... past 3 years with no symptoms of PMR/GCA
My husband is the one with PMR and GCA. Diagnosed with PMR May 2023, GCA Feb...
My husband is the one with PMR and GCA ... Diagnosed with PMR May 2023, GCA Feb ... down to 12.5 mg when he developed GCA ... He's also on Actemra injections ... I have no idea if his PMR or GCA is
You are my hero. I have tried to offer my suggestions to many taking Actemra or...
offer my suggestions to many taking Actemra ... Actemra works on the IL-6 same as Kevzara ... appears to have better results on GCA
Posted: May 25, 2024
@dadcue Wow!! You have been through it all!! That sounds awful! I will make sure that...
wide number of things because of the GCA ... and still taking Actemra? ... My husband is also on Actemra, down
@glinda47 Thank you! We got his inflammation levels back today (CRP and ESR) and they are...
been since he got PMR in May 2023 and GCA ... I feel the Actemra is helping him and ... And I really hope you don't get GCA ... even though he had PMR with all the GCA ... admitted his was the worse case of GCA
I'm doing monthly infusions of Actemra (tocilizumab) for refractory PMR. Actemra is FDA approved for GCA...
I'm doing monthly infusions of Actemra ... Actemra is FDA approved for GCA but ... Kevzara and Acterma are IL-6 inhibitors ... is the cytokine implicated in both GCA ... I have taken Actemra for more than 3
Posted: Apr 6, 2024
Actemra (tocilizumab) got me off prednisone. There was a waiver granted because of my "inability" to...
Actemra (tocilizumab) got me off prednisone ... Actemra was FDA approved for GCA at ... My rheumatologist thought Actemra &#34 ... #34;looking promising" for PMR/GCA ... I still do a monthly infusing of Actemra
Posted: Mar 13, 2024
When I was on Prednisone for my GCA, I split my daily dosage anyway I wanted...
When I was on Prednisone for my GCA, ... for 6 months prior to switching to Actemra ... Actemra worked fine for me for the 90 ... side effects, and it cleared up my GCA ... Once off the Actemra, my platelets went
Posted: Mar 3, 2024
I was told the same about taking more than one biologic --- no can do! Inflixamab,...
been shown to be efficacious for PMR/GCA ... ophthalmologist insisted on stopping Actemra ... I was reluctant to stop Actemra because
Nobody asked me when they crafted Medicare rules. I agree with you that it makes no...
denied my rheumatologist’s request for Actemra ... since I wasn’t diagnosed with GCA. ... Actemra isn’t FDA approved for PMR.