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You should work with your rheumatologist to see what dose of prednisone you should be taking....
tell you if you still need it for PMR ... Prednisone can cause osteoporosis, but PMR ... take prednisone and other drugs like Actemra ... day of prednisone now for GCA and PMR
Posted: Jan 29 5:13pm
My GCA started Oct 2023 with headaches, swollen temporal arteries, and scalp sensitivity. I never get...
of body pain and was diagnosed with PMR ... Prednisone controlled both my GCA and PMR ... Rheumatologist informed me about Actemra
Posted: Feb 22 10:11am
@lori62yb Hello Lori, I don’t know why your doctor would say that PMR doesn’t normally present...
know why your doctor would say that PMR ... Anyway, I’m so sorry to hear about your PMR ... I’m on my 2nd round of PMR and have ... He wants me to try Actemra and I would ... best on this continued journey with PMR
Posted: Feb 7 9:44am
I'm so sorry about this issue with your clavicle. Have you had an ultrasound or MRI?...
try to go for trustworthy sources, PMR ... seen it mentioned out here along with Actemra
Posted: Feb 14 12:24pm
Something else to consider, do you have good cushioned shoes? I jog and/or walk every day,...
I think the average treatment for PMR ... and hip pain, it sounds like your PMR ... I have GCA and PMR, and I've been ... to 8 mg of prednisone and also take Actemra
Discussion: Knee pain and PMR?
Posted: Feb 15 4:22pm
How soon was Kevzara started after you were diagnosed with PMR? My response to Actemra was...
started after you were diagnosed with PMR ... My response to Actemra was dramatic ... Prednisone for more than 12 years before Actemra
Discussion: Kevzara
Posted: Feb 15 7:55am
All of this is interesting. I started with Actemra injections about 6 years ago but I...
I started with Actemra injections about ... When I started Actemra --- Kevzara ... for PMR wasn't on anyone's ... I think the success of Actemra to treat ... Actemra has not been worse for me at
Posted: Feb 20 1:14pm
"Perhaps if we had tapered much more slowly at the beginning things would have gone better."...
tapered too quickly at the start of PMR ... rheumatologist convinced me to try Actemra ... but I still do a monthly infusion of Actemra ... don't need anything except for Actemra ... My rheumatologist controls my Actemra
The same thing applies to adrenal insufficiency from long term prednisone use. It wasn't the pain...
Poor adrenal function and PMR flares ... For me, it was the combination of PMR ... prednisone very quickly, I was on Actemra
I'm more partial to Actemra (tocilizumab) but Kevzara would likely be equally as effective for me....
I'm more partial to Actemra (tocilizumab ... I started Actemra on January 1st, 2019 ... years on prednisone for refractory PMR ... getting somewhat nervous about being on Actemra ... additional medications have been added for Actemra
People find different things that work for them. Collectively they are all called "Steroid sparing medications."...
It is called Actemra (tocilizumab). ... but some people have both GCA and PMR ... /gca.html#:~:text=ACTEMRA%20is%20the ... what some people have received for PMR ... https://www.kevzara.com/hcp/pmr ---
Posted: Jan 8 11:38am
I was diagnosed with PMR in Oct., 2023. Started me on 20 mg. prednisone in Nov....
I was diagnosed with PMR in Oct., 2023 ... Rheumatologist talked me into Actemra ... Now, just on Actemra infusion once a ... Actemra is not a steriod. ... I believe the prednisone and the PMR
Posted: Mar 5 1:54pm
It sounds like you might need a higher dose if your pain isn't controlled in the...
been receiving treatment for GCA and PMR ... at 8 mg prednisone, and I also take Actemra ... Prednisone doesn't cure the PMR, ... People with PMR need to take prednisone ... until the PMR burns itself out or they
Discussion: Prednisone Taper
Posted: Feb 24 1:13pm
I was diagnosed with PMR and GCA at the same time when I was 54. PMR...
I was diagnosed with PMR and GCA at ... PMR went away almost immediately after ... for 8 months and then switched to Actemra
Posted: Feb 5, 2024
Ah I see @tsc (pardon the pun) I’ve not had any cranial symptoms. Mine is pmr/...
Mine is pmr/ large vessel vasculitis ... neutrophils and liver enzymes because of Actemera
Posted: Mar 21 4:20pm
I hate to chime in on this one but I was diagnosed with shingles yesterday! I...
I have had PMR for 3 years this month ... currently on 15 mg of prednisone and Actemra ... diagnosis and wondered whether or not my PMR
Ha ha same same . Haemoglobin dropped suddenly enough to think maybe I was bleeding. Thanks...
No PMR / GCA symptoms and inflammation ... pred , along side immediate start Actemera ... m grateful to have had such a good PMR ... term side effects of pred and / or Actemera ... Returning to pre PMR/ GCA health I’m
Posted: Mar 16 10:02pm
Back in 2017 I had been taking RYR for about a year. My doctor previously asked...
Finally I got the news, GCA AND PMR. ... I was switched to Actemra after 8 months ... With Actemra my cholesterol shot up
Discussion: PMR & Statins
Posted: Dec 22, 2023