I took prednisone for more than 12 years ... mg is crazy fast for you as long as Actemra ... I ended up trying both Actemra (IL-6 ... I decided that Actemra worked better ... doesn't always result in complete remission

Believe it or not, prednisone isn&#39 ... ;t FDA approved for PMR but prednisone ... Historically, prednisone was used to ... There isn't much evidence that prednisone ... helps to "achieve remission&#34

I have been on Actemra for six months ... has allowed me to taper to 1 mg of prednisone ... and put my PMR into remission after

My PMR is in remission and I have no ... experience using Actemra so hopefully ... I was lucky that prednisone worked well ... What's your experience with Actemra

of PMR but it is currently been in remission ... others suffering from PMR to hear how Actemra ... tocilizumab) has allowed you to be off of prednisone ... for the PMR once you started the Actemra ... able to taper to a lower dosage of prednisone

Dadcue, what a long history of needing Prednisone ... Do you have any long term prednisone ... The more recent advent of Actemera has ... I’m in a remission already demonstrated ... it will reduce the need for greater prednisone

purely on personal experience with Actemra ... for 12 years without Actemra. ... Actemra allowed me to decrease my prednisone ... This happened while Actemra enabled ... as I know, PMR is now in complete remission

do you know when you have achieved remission ... I took prednisone for more than 12 years ... When I tapered down to zero prednisone ... , I soon had to go back on prednisone ... being treated with a biologic called Actemra

had to be on a sustained low dose prednisone ... I also had to be able to hold my Prednisone ... /GCA to do if they aren't in remission ... I was always on prednisone doses of ... Now Actemra is FDA approved for GCA

jlo2252, I'm also grateful for prednisone ... flare ups of PMR which has been in remission ... rheumatologist wants to get you off of prednisone ... and start Actemra. ... search=actemra%20for%20pmr.

term use of Prednisone made things ... m now doing a monthly infusion of Actemra ... Even after Actemra was tried, it took ... PMR might be in remission thanks to ... Actemra.

injections every 2 weeks at the start on Actemra ... I needed to go back on prednisone for ... I was off prednisone again within a ... long as I did weekly injections of Actemra ... , I had a sustained remission.

It is really good to be off Prednisone ... medical literature about discontinuing Actmera ... The main GCA/Actemra study in the New ... 12 months, and about 50% staying in remission ... While Actemra seems to have fairly minimal

Were you off prednisone at the time ... problems with infections when I combined prednisone ... discontinue the DMARD and increase my prednisone ... I was able to get off prednisone relatively ... stopping it because PMR seems to be in remission

How are you doing with Actemra? ... I think you were lucky to start Actemra ... I wish I could have tried Actemra much ... Maybe if remission could have been achieved ... have a better chance for a long term remission

Have you looked into treatment with Actemra ... effective in helping people get off Prednisone ... and go into remission. ... events when it is used to taper with Prednisone ... are less than with Prednisone alone

Has your doctor given you prednisone ... pain disappears with 1-2 days once on prednisone ... I am finally in remission because of ... a wonder biologic called Actemra.

until Actemra was tried. ... criticized my doctor for treating me with Actemra ... instead of Prednisone. ... The experts said Prednisone was the ... to achieve remission of PMR and it

flare of psoriasis after stopping Prednisone ... of uveitis as soon as I tapered off Prednisone ... After uveitis was in remission, I was ... stuck on 15 mg of Prednisone again ... I chose Actemra and tapered off prednisone

admit MTX was helping me reduce my Prednisone ... It took me 12 years to get off Prednisone ... MTX was a prerequisite for getting Actemra ... The goal should be "sustained remission ... health choice" than long term prednisone