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Yes ... I think that is true. https://www.arthritis.org/health-wellness/treatment/treatment-plan/disease-management/the-first-medications-for-psa "Biologic DMARDs are used if your PsA wasn’t...
I was lucky to get Actemra approved ... rheumatologist further stated that Actemra ... was FDA approved for GCA so it should ... will corner the market for GCA. ... the "only option" for PMR/GCA
Posted: Feb 5, 2024
Lucky you that you can be treated by Mayo doctors. Sounds like you are doing really...
I was up there with GCA and was diagnosed ... There was no Actemra then either.
Discussion: Actemra
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Jan 1, 2024
I was diagnosed with PMR and GCA in 2017. Was on 80mg of Pred for 8...
I was diagnosed with PMR and GCA in ... months then switched to self inject Actemra ... Never really had any side effects from Actemra ... I finally came off Actemra in Nov 2021
Posted: Dec 31, 2023
Hi @nyxygirl, thanks for your message. In terms of the GCA diagnosis, the doctors say I...
In terms of the GCA diagnosis, the doctors ... say I have "presumed GCA" or ... "non-cranial GCA". ... Especially the Actemra is working well ... Also, Actemra does slightly raise my
Discussion: GCA conserns
Posted: Dec 14, 2023
I would go with the GCA theory. I had PMR and was off prednisone for six...
I would go with the GCA theory. ... came out negative but was treated for GCA ... , and I am still on prednisone and.Actemra
Discussion: GCA conserns
Posted: Dec 10, 2023
just read your situation and I'm considering Actemra infusion... There are so many risks that are...
situation and I'm considering Actemra ... booster ) I then tested positive for GCA ... He suggested Actemra Infusion and taper
Discussion: GCA conserns
Posted: Dec 9, 2023
I agree with you regarding the fact that "feeling like going out" is a sign of...
moment I am on 40 mg Prednisolone (GCA ... ) and will soon start also to have Actemra
Discussion: GCA conserns
Posted: Nov 30, 2023
I have PMR and GCA diagnosed Jan. 2023. Having been on high doses of prednisone since...
I have PMR and GCA diagnosed Jan. 2023 ... my prednisone to 9mg daily due to Actemra ... slight PMR stiffness after taking Actemra ... for 3 months but have no headaches (GCA
Discussion: Actemra
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Nov 28, 2023
I had a mild headache, with pressure behind my eyes, from the time my (extraordinarily severe)...
I was told there were no signs of GCA ... month later, in April 2023, I began Actemra ... , and continue weekly injection of Actemra ... and minimal side effects from the Actemra
Discussion: GCA conserns
Posted: Nov 27, 2023
Kevzara is FDA approved for PMR. I started a similar biologic called Actemra after 12 years...
started a similar biologic called Actemra ... Both Kevzara (sarilumab) and Actemra ... Actemra is FDA approved for GCA. ... Actemra worked for me ... ... I still do Actemra infusions every 5
Posted: Nov 26, 2023
I'm blessed too because I receive Actemra infusions at the VA. The VA submits an insurance...
#39;m blessed too because I receive Actemra ... Actemra is only FDA approved for GCA ... I have never been diagnosed with GCA ... and Actemra isn't FDA approved ... I'm very pleased because Actemra
Posted: Oct 26, 2023
Your response is very helpful, I was very afraid to take Actemra, side effects really scared...
helpful, I was very afraid to take Actemra ... Did you have a reoccurrence of GCA? ... sharp Ophthalmologist said test for GCA
Posted: Oct 21, 2023
@redboat Have you ever been diagnosed with anything more specific or is it still "presumptive" PMR...
still "presumptive" PMR and/or GCA ... got off prednisone while still doing Actemra ... My ophthalmologist said Actemra wasn ... I was given the option of either Actemra ... I chose Actemra with the understanding
What study were you a part of? About 7 years ago, my rheumatologist wanted to enroll...
but I'm pretty sure it was an Actemra ... A few years later, when Actemra was ... I had no idea what Actemra was at the ... because the ongoing study was for GCA ... the same guidelines established for GCA
Posted: Sep 7, 2023
I was never diagnosed with GCA but Actemra was offered to me almost 5 years ago...
I was never diagnosed with GCA but Actemra ... I started with Actemra injections every ... After Actemra was started, I was off ... Actemra might not work for everyone. ... Actemra doesn't work immediately
Posted: Sep 6, 2023