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In my three years with GCA as my partner...I'd not heard anything about probiotics. There is...
In my three years with GCA as my partner ... I was put on weekly injections of Actemra ... get to 10mg...now at 3mg along with Actemra
I did not have any side effects from the infusions until just recently. I had 6...
having a relapse of symptons for my GCA ... I'm just wondering if ACTEMRA is ... I am still feeling symptons of my GCA ... THe dose of ACETMRA was 6mg/kg (400mg
At this point, I can see why you don’t stop the Actemra. I have gone back-and-forth...
, I can see why you don’t stop the Actemra ... back-and-forth with prednisone and Actemra ... years, but most of that was with the GCA ... I would definitely try getting off Actemra
Posted: Apr 16, 2023
Good luck with Actemra and I hope it works for you. It will take some time...
Good luck with Actemra and I hope it ... It will take some time for Actemra to ... flares" which may or may not be PMR/GCA ... If Actemra allows you to get to something ... Actemra doesn't have the adrenal
My ophthalmologist didn't like me being on prednisone either. My intraocular pressures seemed to vary depending...
that the medication prescribed for GCA ... options available for people with PMR/GCA ... Actemra allowed me to be able to stay ... I needed to stop Actemra a couple of ... I chose Actemra.
I was on Actemra for several months a couple of years ago. My doctor’s office had...
I was on Actemra for several months ... the prednisone and I was only on the Actemra ... The doctor took me off the Actemra, ... Then I got GCA which started the prednisone ... prednisone for eight months until I had GCA
Hi @abbeyc The biologic I'm currently on is called Actemra (tocilizumab). It has been FDA approved...
biologic I'm currently on is called Actemra ... FDA approved for the treatment of GCA ... game changer for the treatment of GCA ... There is ongoing research to see if Actemra ... I started Actemra on January 1st, 2019
I was diagnosed with Pmr in July 2019, per high crp and sed rates. It took...
prednisone for 2 years but I also have GCA ... prednisone in 2021 after starting Actemra ... I'm in my 4th year of Actemra infusions
Has anyone in the US been prescribed Actemra just for PMR with no diagnosis of GCA?...
Has anyone in the US been prescribed Actemra ... just for PMR with no diagnosis of GCA ... how to get my insurance to approve Actemra
I have tried Actemra via injection the results were impressive for pain reduction however I previously...
I have tried Actemra via injection the ... diverticulitis and it is a contradiction to actemra ... This is my 4th year with PMR and GCA
I’ve been taking Actemra injections for 1 1/2 yrs. Feeling good and markers are normal but...
I’ve been taking Actemra injections ... normal but I’d like to discontinue the Actemra ... Has anyone discontinued Actemra as a ... treatment for GCA and been in remission
Posted: Jun 12, 2022
About a month after coming off of my prednisone taper for PMR, I started to have...
discovered those could be symptoms of GCA ... biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of GCA ... beginning at 60mg daily) and had my first Actemra ... Regarding diagnosing GCA, read page
How did they diagnose your GCA and what were your symptoms of that? Do you only...
How did they diagnose your GCA and what ... Do you only take Actemra and not high ... How long will you be on Actemra?
Hi @artist01, I am so sorry about your eyesight and your strokes. Were you suffering a...
Although my mother-in-law had GCA, and ... that more people post about PMR than GCA ... I was wondering when PMR and GCA were ... Good to hear that Actemra is working
Posted: Oct 19, 2021
Hi everybody. Another rare vascular disease that causes all sorts of issues is Giant Cell Arteritis...
of issues is Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA ... November 2020, as well as started on Actemra ... Back on Actemra every 2 weeks instead ... of weekly, the one treatment for GCA ... querying vascular issues) ever had GCA
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Posted: Jan 31, 2021
I started on 60 mg. of Prednisone, since it was presumed that I also had GCA....
since it was presumed that I also had GCA ... I asked my rheumatologist to order Actemra ... forum have had good success with both Actemra
Posted: Feb 25 12:35pm
Sorry, you have joined the PMR club. This is a good group to ask questions and...
was diagnosed with PMR and possible GCA ... Two and a half weeks ago, I started Actemra ... initial symptoms returned, including the GCA
Posted: Feb 7 3:42pm