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"Great Debate: Should PMR and GCA Be Treated with Advanced Therapies at Disease Onset?" This should...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/929952/
17 years ago but I was only offered Actemra ... what my life would have been like if Actemra ... It was that Actemra wasn't an option ... It wasn't very easy to get Actemra ... what I was told five years ago when Actemra
Discussion: ACR Convergence 2023 Nov -Program abstracts are available for view
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Sep 14, 2023
I can only say that Actemra enabled me to successfully discontinue Prednisone after being treated with...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1249734/
I can only say that Actemra enabled ... I now do a monthly Actemra infusion ... I will gladly remain on Actemra for
Discussion: Actrema advice
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Mar 3 5:31pm
Thank you. I’m at 15mg of Pred but just was diagnosed in May. Seems like most...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1334468/
taper down lower before starting the Actemra ... totally took you off Prednisone once the Actemra
Discussion: Temporal Arteritis
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jun 24 6:14pm
That was hope my rheumatologist gave me too about Actemra. That was before Kevzara was FDA...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/886875/
my rheumatologist gave me too about Actemra ... rheumatologist encouraged me to give Actemra ... The nice part about Actemra was that ... , unlike prednisone, Actemra can be ... I started feeling better when Actemra
Discussion: Kevzara (sarilumab) to treat PMR
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jun 28, 2023
I was wondering if seronegative RA would qualify someone to be treated with Actemra the same...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/832370/
qualify someone to be treated with Actemra ... Actemra is approved for RA and I don ... , I noticed on my prescription for Actemra ... I was worried when I had to stop Actemra ... The only reason Actemra would be stopped
Discussion: How hard is it to get on Actemra (Tocilizumab) with PMR?
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Mar 26, 2023
That taper seems unnecessarily fast. I'm tapering prednisone, and I also take weekly Actemra injections. The...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1339866/
prednisone, and I also take weekly Actemra ... The Actemra controls the inflammation ... re not taking a biologic drug like Actemra
Discussion: PCP advising fast taper
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jul 2 3:05pm
My first dose of Actemra was January 1st, 2019. I started with injections every 2 weeks....
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/921207/
My first dose of Actemra was January ... I had PMR relapses when Actemra was ... I have taken Actemra almost 5 years ... My dose of Actemra has changed from ... Actemra was used to treat PMR only but
Discussion: Does adrenal insufficiency with unregulated inflammation cause flares?
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Aug 29, 2023
There are financial assistance programs for Actemra that may help with the cost. I don't know...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1365455/
financial assistance programs for Actemra ... https://www.actemra.com/ra/financial-support ... currently do monthly infusions of Actemra ... Actemra is now a "trusted friend ... My friendship with Actemra has lasted
Discussion: Questions for people taking Actemra and Kevzara injections
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Aug 7 7:07am
There was an "administrative process" for me to get approved for Actemra. My doctor did the...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1271440/
process" for me to get approved for Actemra ... rheumatologist first made me commit to trying Actemra ... I started Actemra 6 years ago and my ... I will do my monthly Actemra infusion ... good for 5 to 6 weeks until my next Actemra
Discussion: How to Slowly and Safely Taper Off Prednisone but ... no set rules.
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Apr 1 4:46am
I'm in the same boat except an IL-6 inhibitor (Actemra) works better than a TNF inhibitor...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1031015/
same boat except an IL-6 inhibitor (Actemra ... get off Prednisone completely with Actemra ... me because I couldn't take both Actemra ... It was entirely my choice to take Actemra ... so pleased with my decision to take Actemra
Discussion: Rheumatoid Drs
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Mar 10, 2024
Hi @nyxygirl, thanks for your message. In terms of the GCA diagnosis, the doctors say I...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/980672/
treatment regime (first Prednisone, then Actemra ... Especially the Actemra is working well ... Unlike Prednisone, Actemra has no side ... below normal, which is expected with Actemra ... Also, Actemra does slightly raise my
Discussion: GCA conserns
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Dec 14, 2023
Diverticulitis too. Any diverticulitis or history of diverticulitis probably should exclude people from receiving Actemra. Better...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1272510/
should exclude people from receiving Actemra ... play it safe." After six years, Actemra ... and now I do monthly infusions of Actemra ... guess that I have fewer infections on Actemra
Discussion: Infections and starting Actemra
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Apr 2 10:39am