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Yes ... you are right. The pain is hard to fight and it made me do...
rheumatologist wanted me to try it again after PMR ... When Actemra got me off prednisone entirely ... Now I just do a monthly infusion of Actemra ... There is no rule that says PMR and inflammatory ... It doesn't need to be PMR only or
Discussion: PMR target areas
Posted: May 13 6:43am
In reply to @jabrown0407 "When I received my first PMR diagnosis I refused steroids long term...
jabrown0407 "When I received my first PMR ... happy with what I've seen re: Actemra ... if just untreated inflammation from PMR
Posted: Apr 14 10:58am
The way I understand it is the following: Only after 10 mg do you need to...
anywhere near 10 mg for ten years after PMR ... There were other factors so not just PMR ... What worked for me after Actemra was ... stayed on 3 mg of prednisone. while Actemra ... prevented a PMR flare.
I'm doing monthly infusions of Actemra (tocilizumab) for refractory PMR. Actemra is FDA approved for GCA...
I'm doing monthly infusions of Actemra ... (tocilizumab) for refractory PMR. ... Actemra is FDA approved for GCA but ... Kevzara is FDA approved for PMR. ... cytokine implicated in both GCA and PMR
Posted: Apr 6 5:52pm
@glinda47 Thank you! We got his inflammation levels back today (CRP and ESR) and they are...
lowest it's been since he got PMR ... I feel the Actemra is helping him and ... stress headaches (even though he had PMR
@pb50 I'm curious about how you use prednisone for flares of RA. I used prednisone for...
A PMR diagnosis was a late addition ... I blamed PMR on a lack of Prednisone ... other times I blamed Prednisone for PMR ... After PMR was diagnosed, a rheumatologist ... prednisone daily for 12 years until Actemra
Discussion: Rheumatoid Drs
Posted: Mar 9 11:29am
Actemra (tocilizumab) got me off prednisone. There was a waiver granted because of my "inability" to...
prednisone which was being used to treat PMR ... Actemra was FDA approved for GCA at ... the time but not FDA approved for PMR ... ;should work" for PMR but he didn ... were "looking promising" for PMR
Posted: Mar 13 12:10pm
Our autoimmune conditions have different names but our stories have many similarities. Saying that multiple autoimmune...
weren't many other options after PMR ... PMR was added to a mix of other things ... For the last 5 years, I have been on Actemra ... inflammation." I personally think Actemra ... Actemra seems to completely stop this
Posted: Jun 6 11:43am
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 ... the inflammation is being caused by PMR
Posted: May 25 1:35pm
"Prednisone is incredibly effective in reining in inflammation but can also quickly and sometimes dramatically raise...
high doses of prednisone daily for PMR ... and blood pressure skyrocketed after PMR ... were being monitored because I was on Actemra
Posted: May 24 10:49pm
My rheumatologist did a bit of a test before starting Actemra. I was asked to taper...
did a bit of a test before starting Actemra ... was achieved only after 12 years of PMR ... After Actemra was initiated, I blew ... fatigue and pain but nothing resembling PMR
Posted: May 25 2:01pm
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 ... For PMR took 30 mg prednisone, tapered ... He's also on Actemra injections ... I have no idea if his PMR or GCA is
Posted: May 28 5:41pm
I would use whomever your comfortable with getting a diagnosis. Just me. But you need to...
So many things can act like PMR. ... There are newer drugs like Kevzara and Acterma ... designed for PMR. ... The one "cure" for PMR symptoms ... Here is a generalized description of PMR
Hello, I have been a diabetic for about 12 years, it is genetic in my family....
Asthma, Reactive Arthritis and now PMR ... prednisone and getting ready to start Actemra ... instant pain relief for arthritis and PMR
Posted: Jun 9 3:49am
Hard to say. Many have said a night out or change in excercise or gardening, or...
the RA drugs are doing anything for PMR ... They have a couple of PMR drugs now ... in Kevzara and Actemra.
dadcue is the expert in the field of prednisone and Pmr related illnesses. I did want...
expert in the field of prednisone and Pmr ... that he mentioned he is still on the Actemra ... is still trying to discontinue the Actemra