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"What was the turning point that made you use a biologic?" I didn't want to take...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1118346/
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I didn't want to take Actemra ... rheumatologist thought I needed prednisone for PMR ... FDA approved for GCA but not PMR. ... I only tried Actemra to "get it ... When Actemra worked ...
Thank you for suggesting the utube talk…it was very informative and really helped me believe in...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1117876/
feel my pain is coming from and how PMR ... effects my body ….it puts in place PMR ... so I’m hopeful that now I’m taking Actemra
I certainly understand how you feel. The real debate about the pros and cons of Prednisone...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1084322/
Life was relatively good until PMR was ... After PMR was diagnosed, it seemed ... time, my rheumatologist suggested Actemra ... years already so I almost turned down Actemra ... I’m glad I tried Actemra … I got off
"I had been able to reduce to 5mg a day and still have reasonable comfort, trying...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1126388/
had a refractory/relapsing type of PMR ... Also, my PMR was probably "steroid ... intermittently for 20 years before PMR ... A biologic called Acterma (tocilizumab ... treatment patterns of people with PMR
I have severe spinal stenosis that was discovered while I was being treated with Prednisone for...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1128074/
being treated with Prednisone for PMR ... shouldn't be treated the same as a PMR ... Actemra is now controlling my inflammation ... but Actemra can be stopped for the
About a month after coming off of my prednisone taper for PMR, I started to have...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/712679/
coming off of my prednisone taper for PMR ... beginning at 60mg daily) and had my first Actemra
The curious thing about the "dead slow nearly stop" (DSNS) tapering method is that the person...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/797786/
that the person who identifies as the PMR ... a "pro" comes from having PMR ... myself for more than 12 years for PMR ... any alternative to prednisone for PMR ... insufficiency symptoms which were very "PMR
My ophthalmologist didn't like me being on prednisone either. My intraocular pressures seemed to vary depending...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/831351/
options available for people with PMR ... I have been taking Actemra (tocilizumab ... Actemra allowed me to be able to stay ... I needed to stop Actemra a couple of ... I chose Actemra.
Greetings @saltyg I hope the combination of Embrel and prednisone is working for you. AS and...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/826632/
AS and PMR is a bad mix. ... first tapered off prednisone after Actemra ... Actemra was stopped while I was taking ... ;t seem to control things from the PMR ... I decided Actemra worked better for
Hi @abbeyc The biologic I'm currently on is called Actemra (tocilizumab). It has been FDA approved...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/826631/
biologic I'm currently on is called Actemra ... for the treatment of GCA but not for PMR ... will work for PMR. ... because of my 12 year battle with PMR ... I started Actemra on January 1st, 2019
I was diagnosed with Pmr in July 2019, per high crp and sed rates. It took...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/815093/
I was diagnosed with Pmr in July 2019 ... warned me of our family history of PMR ... prednisone in 2021 after starting Actemra ... I'm in my 4th year of Actemra infusions
We should compare notes sometime. My uveitis was "steroid responsive." It was also called "severe" and...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/812461/
When I was diagnosed with PMR, I stopped ... My first biologic ever was Actemra just ... which didn't seem to work for PMR ... turned out when I was switched back to Actemra ... have also done monthly infusions of Actemra
I have tried Actemra via injection the results were impressive for pain reduction however I previously...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/751352/
I have tried Actemra via injection the ... diverticulitis and it is a contradiction to actemra ... This is my 4th year with PMR and GCA
Good luck with Actemra and I hope it works for you. It will take some time...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/836001/
Good luck with Actemra and I hope it ... It will take some time for Actemra to ... and a low cortisol level can mimic PMR ... flares" which may or may not be PMR ... Actemra doesn't have the adrenal
Hello @mikeshell, Welcome to Connect. I think it's always a good idea to review your treatment...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/702704/
Actemra (Tocilizumab) to treat PMR?? ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/actemra-tocilizumab-to-treat-pmr ... suggestions based on their experience with PMR
My rheumatologist started me on Actemra two months ago. What a difference! My PMR pain is...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/739979/
My rheumatologist started me on Actemra ... My PMR pain is pretty much gone. ... I have had PMR for more than four years ... and Actemra is the first treatment ... Actemra is worth a try!
Hi @artist01, I am so sorry about your eyesight and your strokes. Were you suffering a...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/646560/
noticed that more people post about PMR ... I had PMR first and the pain is something ... I was wondering when PMR and GCA were ... Good to hear that Actemra is working
There is now an alternative to prednisone that was recently FDA approved for the treatment of...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/860768/
FDA approved for the treatment of PMR ... My rheumatologist tried me on Actemra ... I'm still on Actemra so I'm ... rheumatologist thinks I'm better off on Acterma ... mechanism of action of Kevzara and Actemra
I'm not on Kevzara but I do take Actemra (tocilizumab) for PMR along with some other...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/855441/
#39;m not on Kevzara but I do take Actemra ... (tocilizumab) for PMR along with some ... Actemra is in the same classification ... Both Kevzara and Actemra are IL-6 receptor ... I have taken Actemra for 4 years.
It might be a good time to suggest to your doctor that having your cortisol level...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/860731/
prednisone after 12 years of treatment for PMR ... prednisone except that a biologic called Actema ... Actemra kept my PMR symptoms in check ... a Actema doesn't suppress your
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