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I had a similar situation due to PMR or "apparent" GCA. I was on 20 mg...
situation due to PMR or "apparent" GCA ... have signs of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA ... about 5 weeks, I began weekly shots of Actemra ... as I continue the weekly shots of Actemra ... Actemra has been very effective for
So far, I am unaware of any side effects of Actemra. I've been having weekly injections...
am unaware of any side effects of Actemra ... ve been having weekly injections of Actemra ... I will likely need to continue on Actemra ... (My PMR/GCA symptoms began on January
Posted: Jun 22, 2023
I can only speak to my case...my GCA diagnosis was missed for over nine months, and...
I can only speak to my case...my GCA ... on 80 mg methylprednisolone plus Actemra ... rheumatologist was reluctant to start me on Actemra ... mg and now take 3mg daily with my Actemra ... When you take Actemra, your inflammatory
I have PMR /GCA started out at 40 mg prednisone and now at 20 mg. Was...
I have PMR /GCA started out at 40 mg ... everyone here is doing prednisone and acterma ... rheumatologist said we can consider acterma
There is now an alternative to prednisone that was recently FDA approved for the treatment of...
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 ... inflammation is implicated in PMR and GCA
This is a long story. My PCP diagnosed me with Templer Arteritus and prescribed 60 Mg...
biopsy to determine the possibility of GCA ... about a year and a half and have the GCA ... might have developed a reaction to the Actemra ... how long to keep a patient on the Actemra ... next one, I will probably have my Actemra
Posted: May 10, 2023
I was diagnosed with GCA in 2019....and it IS a roller coaster. Sometimes it is just...
I was diagnosed with GCA in 2019.... ... I'm presently on 3 mg and Actemra ... ;m going to hold at 3mg along with Actemra
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