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There are plenty of alternatives to taking prednisone for PMR. The trick is finding something that...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/816570/
approved for PMR but it is approved for GCA ... If you have RA then Actemra is approved ... I still take Actemra for PMR. ... My ophtalmologist said Actemra is " ... Now my ophthalmologist says Actemra
I have had GCA since 12/20. Once the inflammation is under control, look at alternative meds....
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/809730/
I have had GCA since 12/20. ... I started Actemra
with prednisone ... I chose Actemra as it is a biologic ... I am reducing Actemra gradually now
When I was diagnosed with GCA in 2020 I was put on 80 mg of Prednisone...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/803581/
When I was diagnosed with GCA in 2020 ... later I tried both Methotrexate and Actemra
Would like to hear any comments on actemra for PMR. Last year I was also diagnosed...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/747117/
Would like to hear any comments on actemra ... Last year I was also diagnosed with GCA
Yes, I was on prednisone many times for both GCA and PMR but now Actemra has...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/717035/
on prednisone many times for both GCA ... and PMR but now Actemra has been a
Hi @pickle7, my only experience with a drug for GCA is prednisone and I've been on...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/716929/
my only experience with a drug for GCA ... I have no experience with Actemta.
Welcome @pickle7, My only experience is with PMR. I'm wondering if @marilyncarkner, @paddington and @tsc may...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/716777/
continuing or discontinuing treatment with Actemra ... discontinue the treatment and your GCA ... of Giant Cell Arteritis Patients on Actemra ... any other treatment along with the Actemra ... and are your GCA symptoms gone?
After shot of shingrix next morning woke up with sciatica. Very painful. epidural 2 weeks later...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/699830/
On Actemra and prednisone. ... know when it’s safe to go back on Actemra ... ago when PMR started sorry that was GCA
@carol75. Hello, Carol. I've had GCA for 2 1/2 years. I don't believe Prednisone is the...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/661514/
I've had GCA for 2 1/2 years. ... of a rheumatologist, I was put on Actemra ... Actemra is much easier on your body ... and was developed specifically for GCA ... hope you're able to have your Actemra
@kspowell. HI ks. I have had GCA since March, 2019. I was treated in July, 2019,...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/650224/
I have had GCA since March, 2019. ... GCA has not been kind to me! ... my rheumatologist put me on weekly Actemra ... Actemra is specifically developed for ... GCA and so much easier on the system
@tsc and @hmccarth5. Yes, the evil Prednisone! I have had Giant Cell Arteritis since 2019 and...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/644559/
rheumatologist put me on weekly injections of Actemra ... medication specifically designed for GCA ... I was on both Prednisone and Actemra ... I resumed weekly Actemra injections ... I'm now only on Actemra injections
@MarianneJ We have a very similar story, except I lost the vision in my right eye...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/88777/
my right eye at the beginning of my GCA ... prescribed the newer injection drug Actemra ... Now only on weekly Actemra injections
@654321 Actemra, otherwise known as Tocilizumab, is given by injection. When researched online, it claims to...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/88753/
@654321 Actemra, otherwise known as ... for easing the pain and symptoms of GCA
@sophie32 I've been fighting GCA since 2018. It's never a short term issue. Glad you're in...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/88750/
@sophie32 I've been fighting GCA ... 1/2 years, and have been on weekly Actemra
Oh Artist you have really had a go of it!! I’m so sorry for your setbacks...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/245753/
annoying and the prednisone icky BUT THE GCA ... I take it the Actemra is specifically ... for GCA?
@johnbishop John, you are a Research MACHINE! lol. Wonderful post, with great insight and suggestions, as...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/310561/
neuropathy issues after my diagnosis of GCA ... neutrophils crashed, but still on Actemra ... injections for the GCA.
Hi there. I was diagnosed last year with PMR and just recently with GCA. I was...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/331097/
year with PMR and just recently with GCA ... down to 30mg and have also started on Actemra ... entirely and I am also hoping the Actemra ... Anyone having good results with Actemra
Hello @artist01, Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. It sounds like you have a very understanding doctor...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/286705/
there can be something good about GCA ... While I don't have GCA, I do have ... - What's your experience with Actemra ... for GCA? ... still taking prednisone along with the Actemra
@phoenix0509, I think @paddington has posted about taking Tocilizumab (Actemra) injections for GCA and may be...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/145039/
has posted about taking Tocilizumab (Actemra ... ) injections for GCA and may be able
@rachelp I am a nearly 80-year-old diabetic who needs cataract surgery but can't have it because...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/88707/
Prednisone I have been taking for GCA ... hoping that the combination of the Actemra
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