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@nyxgirl--A couple of months ago, when my rheumy and I had a conversation about biologics and...
conversation, because I was managing my PMR ... and told her that I wanted to try Actemra ... approved for GCA and also used for PMR ... With Actemra, I can go to an infusion ... Actemra can also be prescribed for self
Discussion: Feeling defeated
Posted: Jan 19 4:46pm
I too was suffering from hip pain. Went for xrays Ortho told me I have know...
Was diagnosed with PMR . ... for 6 mos. 6 weeks ago I was put on Actemra ... worried about the side effects of Actemra
Posted: Jan 22 10:21am
Other than an IL-6 level being interesting to know, I haven't had that level checked. I...
prior to starting a biologic like Actemra ... Kevzara for people newly diagnosed with PMR ... can be normal and you can still have PMR
No problem. I'm on Actemra which is FDA approved for GCA but was approved for me...
I'm on Actemra which is FDA approved ... approved for me because of 12 years of PMR ... Kevzara and Actemra basically work in ... inhibitors-for-polymyalgia-rheumatica Actemra
Posted: Apr 27, 2024
Hi folks. I’ve just started following this thread. I got my PMR/GCA dx about 2.5 years...
I got my PMR/GCA dx about 2.5 years ... After I got acclimated on Actemra we ... I stopped responding to the Actemra.
Posted: Jan 12 4:26pm
Hi , as Jeff says I have non temporal , but extensive GCA & PMR diagnosed...
temporal , but extensive GCA & PMR ... mg oral pred and 162mg subcutaneous Actemera ... I’m 4months post diagnosis on Actemera
Discussion: Possible GCA
Posted: Feb 20 7:04pm
I was diagnosed with GCA/PMR in October 2023. Put on 60 to 40 mg prednisone for...
I was diagnosed with GCA/PMR in October ... down to 2 mg of prednisone and the PMR ... No Actemra, Kevzara, or methotrexate ... , helps with the management of the PMR
I was on Kevzara for 8 months, until Jan. '25. I have been on prednisone for...
I have been on prednisone for PMR for ... rheumatologist has offered to get me on Actemra ... to do some research on cost for the Actemra ... I am open to trying the Actemra, a similar
Posted: Mar 30 2:29pm
I agree with @jabrown0407 that your dose sounds like it is too low if you are...
I lived with undiagnosed PMR for a year ... getting treatment earlier for the PMR ... prednisone for the past 8 months, and Actemra ... haven't had any pain from the PMR ... and I feel much better than when the PMR
Posted: Feb 18 11:21am
I know that the "recommendation" is to stop Actemra for ANY infection. In an ideal world...
#34;recommendation" is to stop Actemra ... I think Actemra would have been stopped ... During my 6 years on Actemra, there ... The first time, Actemra was stopped ... When PMR flared up again, Humira it
Posted: Apr 2 9:37am
I had those conversations with my rheumatologist too. For the most part she always believed me...
#39;t one to complain too much about PMR ... neuralgia long before I was diagnosed with PMR ... I actually said PMR was was a "blessing ... When I started on Actemra (tocilizumab
Posted: Oct 26, 2024
I have seen lots of posts where MTX did not work. Its an RA drug being...
have shown IL-6 to be elevated in PMR ... Actemra is designed to treat GCA as ... Kevzara is the PMR drug.
Posted: Oct 25, 2024
I wouldn't listen to everything you read on PMRGCAuk. The forum with all the people sharing...
between adrenal insufficiency and PMR ... able to discern the difference until Actemra ... which controlled PMR and allowed me ... Actemra didn't suppress my adrenal ... prednisone dose for any symptoms resembling PMR