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You're asking a difficult question - how long do people with PMR and/or GCA need to...
how long do people with PMR and/or GCA ... #34;, and repeated the question for GCA ... taking 5 mg per day (along with weekly Actemra
Posted: Apr 24 2:57pm
At one stage I went up to 100 mg daily (for 5 days only) then down...
looked like I was starting to develop GCA ... There was no formal diagnosis of GCA ... slow and I'm not eligible for Actemra ... as I don't have a GCA diagnosis
Posted: Apr 24 8:19pm
That's good to know. I was thinking it would just depend on how it is coded....
any definitive tests that confirm GCA ... depends on a doctor saying you have GCA ... Actemra probably works for PMR even ... Actemra is off patent and biosimilars ... Since Actemra is no longer patented,
I was diagnosed with PMR/GCA in July 2024. Started on 60 mg. of prednisone. In early...
I was diagnosed with PMR/GCA in July ... the holidays and all my initial PMR/GCA ... I asked my rheumatologist to order Actemra ... Ask your rheumie to order Actemra.
I have GCA and PMR diagnosis Nov 2024 . Immediate start on 50mg pred rapid taper...
I have GCA and PMR diagnosis Nov 2024 ... on 50mg pred rapid taper and weekly Actemera ... Now I’m on Actemera as a mono treatment ... any relapses would be treated with Actemera ... Actemera has been effective for me and
Posted: Feb 16 9:27pm
Pick your poison. Prednisone and/or a biologic. I've been on Prednisone since July 2024. Started with...
Started with 60 mg day due to possible GCA ... I will be getting my second Actemra ... than the potential side effects of Actemra
Posted: Feb 16 9:13am
Thanks for this information. I have an appt this Tuesday with my rheumatologist to discuss adding...
60 mg of pred in late July 2024 for GCA ... I think GCA has reared it's ugly ... I want her to consider Actemra for me ... methotrexate, before Medicare will approve Actemra
Yes, I had PMR before the GCA symptoms started. It was never officially diagnosed, but starting...
Yes, I had PMR before the GCA symptoms ... starting about 8 months before the first GCA ... every 3 months now to follow up on the GCA ... worked out for you to get treated with Actemra ... Prednisone and Actemra both have some
Posted: Dec 31, 2024
I hope you don't mind my response to your question. I had symptoms of GCA for...
I had symptoms of GCA for a few months ... the emergency room doctor diagnosed GCA ... 've been taking prednisone and Actemra ... haven't had any more symptoms of GCA
Posted: Dec 31, 2024
Thanks, John. I had never heard of either disease until I lost vision in my right...
At most I’ve had mild symptoms for GCA ... biopsy, which came back positive for GCA ... prednisone and I take once weekly actemra
Posted: Dec 20, 2024
Your CRP and ESR levels aren't that useful when taking Actemra. Anti-Il-6 therapy will reduce CRP...
aren't that useful when taking Actemra ... I have done monthly Actemra infusions ... You still have PMR/GCA. ... PMR for more than 12 years before Actemra ... year to taper off Prednisone after Actemra
Posted: Dec 9, 2024
"It sounds like you have a keeper for a rheumatologist. That is half the battle. I...
I assume you had GCA also? ... #34;officially diagnosed" with GCA ... The diagnosis that Actemra treated was ... AS IF" I had the diagnosis of GCA ... GCA isn't the only autoimmune condition
Posted: Nov 17, 2024
Thank you Dad. Sorry it went to Therese. This is all quite interesting. I've had a...
This was NOT while Actemra but Methotrexate ... Perhaps the Actemra did calm the spinal ... week as I'm quite sure I have GCA ... I assume you had GCA also?
Posted: Nov 17, 2024
Hello again everyone, I’m curious about Actemra side effects. Methotrexate gave me terrible headaches and Kevzara...
again everyone, I’m curious about Actemra ... is the same binding ingredient in Actemra ... If I can’t use Actemra, I’m told it ... -60 mg prednisone for the possible GCA ... Also, I was told I didn’t have GCA because
Posted: Nov 14, 2024
Kevzara is now an option for me since it was FDA approved for PMR in February...
approved for GCA. ... ;as if" I had the diagnosis of GCA ... The other indication for Actemra was ... https://www.actemra.com/gca/considerations ... /gca.html#:~:text=ACTEMRA%20is%20the
Posted: Nov 11, 2024
I was diagnosed with PMR and possible GCA in July 2024. Started on 60 mg. of...
was diagnosed with PMR and possible GCA ... I had my first Actemra infusion this ... their prednisone tapers after starting Actemra ... with a lot of experience with PMR/GCA
Actemra works well for PMR/GCA. What it doesn’t help with is adrenal insufficiency. My cortisol level...
Actemra works well for PMR/GCA. ... I think Actemra indirectly helps adrenal ... would have ever stayed on 3 mg without Actemra