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I think methotrexate (MTX) is a good medication to try. It is probably the most widely...
MTX is recommended for relapsing PMR ... any DMARD is disease modifying for PMR ... discusses the efficacy of MTX for PMR ... that works well for everyone with PMR ... MTX was a prerequisite for getting Actemra
Posted: Aug 22 2:09pm
I have been dealing with PMR for about a year and I have been taking 5...
I have been dealing with PMR for about ... the prednisone and am scheduled for Actemra
Posted: Aug 16 9:24pm
"It's one thing after another, over and over again. I wonder what the next thing will...
it was one thing after another with PMR ... Now it is just one monthly Actemra infusion
Discussion: Thrush
Posted: Sep 15 8:26pm
@krueg and @julie4868 Being on Actemra infusions for 17 and 14 months respectively seems like a...
Actemra won't work for everyone. ... I haven't had any flares of PMR ... while on Actemra. ... sparing effects" for people with PMR ... enough but taking three medications for PMR
Posted: Feb 26 1:30pm
I was on 60 mg/day of Prednisone due to very high levels of inflammation due to...
high levels of inflammation due to PMR ... I began weekly injections of Actemra ... physically obvious side effects of Actemra ... Overall, for me the side effects of Actemra ... told the main issue of concern with Actemra
Posted: Jan 20 5:49pm
Did you have glaucoma before or after starting prednisone? If you had pre-existing glaucoma then prednisone...
better if there was another option like Actemra ... prednisone "long term" for PMR ... year or so for uveitis long before PMR ... After PMR was diagnosed, I was taking ... many years of taking prednisone for PMR
I was dx with PMR and GCA,. Then had biopsies test for GCA and didn't have...
I was dx with PMR and GCA,. ... 60mg of prednisone and started taking Actemra ... years later and now tapering back on Actemra
I take Actemra for the treatment of PMR. Actemra is FDA approved for the treatment of...
I take Actemra for the treatment of ... PMR. ... Actemra is FDA approved for the treatment ... My rheumatologist thought Actemra should ... work for PMR too.
I don't know why but the private message system isn't working at the moment. I will...
I'm hoping Actemra works for you ... I started Actemra on January 1st, 2019 ... Sometimes I think PMR was the answer ... Things were somewhat better after PMR ... Until PMR happened, I listed my ophthalmologist
Posted: Apr 23, 2023
Hi @bonnie123, Welcome to Connect. There are a couple of other discussions on Actemra you might...
you might find helpful: --- Actemra ... (Tocilizumab) to treat PMR?? ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/actemra-tocilizumab-to-treat-pmr ... (Tocilizumab) with PMR? ... discussion/how-hard-is-it-to-get-on-actemra-tocilizumab-with-pmr
@nyxygirl My rheumatologist referenced the GiACTA study for GCA when he requested ACTEMRA (tocilizumab) for me...
GiACTA study for GCA when he requested ACTEMRA ... tocilizumab) for me in order to treat PMR ... Actemra is another IL-6 receptor blocker ... It is believed that PMR is mediated ... PMR therefore would seem most likely
Having multiple conditions isn't ideal under any circumstance. When Actemra worked so well for PMR, I...
When Actemra worked so well for PMR, ... wanted me on Humira and said that Actemra ... My rheumatologist conceded that Actemra ... I chose Actemra. ... The first time I was on Actemra, It
Hi Alan (@alanbruce), I think the article is just laying the framework for clinical trials for...
framework for clinical trials for PMR ... called Tocilizumab being used for PMR ... www.medscape.com/viewarticle/871513 Actemra ... effects -- https://www.rxlist.com/actemra-side-effects-drug-center.htm
Discussion: PMR Anyone?
Posted: Apr 7, 2018