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I'm relatively new to these biologics so you have more experience than me. I didn't have...
I thought PMR was a blessing when I ... chance when I was first diagnosed with PMR ... would have advocated for Kevzara or Actemra ... after a year or two if PMR persisted
Please be very cautious about infection on the Actemra. I was on it for a year....
very cautious about infection on the Actemra ... A wonder drug that put my PMR into complete
Posted: Mar 21, 2024
@charlotte61 I just read your post and will share our experience. It is my husband who...
He developed PMR in May 2023. ... Our doctor diagnosed him with PMR and ... shared his symptoms, they knew he had PMR ... We've been prescribed Actemra and ... just go to the ER, tell them you have PMR
Posted: Mar 7, 2024
@seniormed Your story has some parallels to my story. I was diagnosed at the age of...
story" is separate from my "PMR ... In addition to ReA and PMR there was ... .. my rheumatologist started me on Actemra ... though my primary care doctor says Actemra ... #39;t seem to work for me as well as Actemra
Posted: Feb 23, 2024
I was on prednisone for more than 12 years. I have been completely off prednisone for...
tocilizumab) to treat "refractory PMR ... Actemra wasn't FDA approved for ... the treatment of PMR and still isn&#39 ... However, Actemra was FDA approved for ... because he believed it should work for PMR
Discussion: PMR Taper and pain
Posted: Feb 15, 2024
I am 80 year old woman and I was first diagnosed with PMR in 2015 ....
woman and I was first diagnosed with PMR ... I was free of PMR after about 2 years ... prednisone and a weekly injection of Actemra
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Feb 2, 2024
You are the perfect person who needs Actemra or some other "suitable alternative" instead of prednisone....
You are the perfect person who needs Actemra ... Actemra worked extremely well for me ... for stopping the pain caused by PMR ... Actemra might actually work better for ... was controlling by PMR symptoms.
Posted: Jan 2, 2024
Did your rheumatologist start Actemra? When were you diagnosed with GCA and PMR? How long have...
Did your rheumatologist start Actemra ... When were you diagnosed with GCA and PMR ... How long have you taken Actemra? ... Hopefully the flares will stop as Actemra
Posted: Dec 31, 2023
I am so sorry that you are having so many problems. My thoughts and prayers are...
't had experience with taking Actemra ... My PMR symptoms started four months ... was diagnosed in August, 2023 with PMR ... As of now, I still only have PMR, but ... MOVEMENT caused my symptoms of my PMR
I’ve been on methotrexate injections for over a year now and find the side effects have...
, it didn’t do much to relieve the PMR ... symptoms so am starting Actemra today ... you are having success reducing yr PMR
Treatment with prednisone for more than 5 years is common in the United States too. I...
majority of people diagnosed with only PMR ... additional things going on besides PMR ... "full range" of things but PMR ... first treatment that is tried for PMR ... I felt like a pioneer when Actemra was
I have GCA/PMR and have had increased red cell volume since going on Actemra a year...
I have GCA/PMR and have had increased ... red cell volume since going on Actemra ... hear others have this, unrelated to Actemra
Posted: Nov 20, 2023
If Kevzara didn't work then I doubt Actemra will work but it might be worth a...
Kevzara didn't work then I doubt Actemra ... My rheumatologist said if Actemra didn ... As a 5 year veteran of PMR and long ... Whether you have PMR or adrenal insufficiency
Actemra is the biologic I currently take as a monthly infusion. Four years ago, new research...
Actemra is the biologic I currently ... research showed encouraging results with Actemra ... Currently, Actemra is FDA approved for ... called Kevzara and is FDA approved for PMR
When your cortisol level is low, the body loses the ability to regulate inflammation. It seems...
It seems to happen frequently to PMR ... People with PMR frequently have flares ... seems to me, the biologic I took (Actemra ... Maybe Kevzara will work the same as Actemra