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I have had a tingling and somewhat of a numb feeling in my feet since PMR....
of a numb feeling in my feet since PMR ... The lack of cortisol will mimic the PMR ... Other drugs that help if the PMR is ... acting up Acterma and Kevzara.
Discussion: Foot pain
Posted: May 27, 2024
You are a Saint for being a caregiver to your wife. I understand the ravages of...
steroids are promoted as a miracle for PMR ... the "only option." I think PMR ... my rheumatologist suggested I try Actemra ... prednisone as a better option than Actemra ... The other forum collectively of many PMR
Posted: May 26, 2024
Reactive arthritis derives its name from a "reaction to an infection." https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/reactive-arthritis/symptoms-causes/syc-20354838 It used to be...
When I read how many people develop PMR ... have reactive arthritis instead of PMR ... Unlike PMR, when I could never taper ... Prednisone until a biologic called Actemra
Posted: May 24, 2024
@JustinMcClanahan Thanks for inviting me to this page. I will check it out. My husband developed...
My husband developed PMR May 2023 then ... He was on 30 mg for PMR, tapered to ... s tapered to 30 mg now with weekly Actemra
Posted: May 23, 2024
I was diagnosed with PMR late 2015 with prednisone the drug of "choice" . After about...
I was diagnosed with PMR late 2015 with ... on 6mg prednisolone daily and 10mg Actemra ... Actemra seems not to have given me any
Especially tough to balance when I had a flare of uveitis almost as soon as I...
entire time I took Prednisone daily for PMR ... last uveitis flare happened before PMR ... Humira didn't work so well for PMR ... not on prednisone very long so after Actemra ... More frequent Actemra injections prevented
I’ve just been diagnosed with oesteo arthritis in knees hips hands and neck …it came up...
hydroxychloroquine and bi weekly injections of Actemra ... continues …I can’t tell now what’s PMR
Discussion: PMR target areas
Posted: May 12, 2024
I don't think you failed and don't let the flare crush you! I understand your feeling...
I don't know if Actemra will work ... I understand that Actemra isn't ... Actemra is not appropriate treatment ... All I know, after Actemra was started ... was an "off switch" as far a PMR
Posted: Apr 10, 2024
I'm not sure how many people are interested or how many people who have GCA are...
prednisone for 12 years for refractory PMR ... Actemra is FDA approved for GCA but ... Actemra was a huge step in the right ... Kevzara is FDA approved for PMR and ... Kevzara was FDA approved for PMR a year
Technically, I still have PMR and it has now been 16 years. PMR abated four years...
Technically, I still have PMR and it ... PMR abated four years ago when Actemra ... treated with a monthly infusion of Actemra ... difficult but so much easier after Actemra ... Actemra isn't suppressing my adrenal
Posted: Mar 18, 2024
Methotrexate is commonly used in the USA too. Actemra isn't used so much because it hasn't...
Actemra isn't used so much because ... hasn't been FDA approved to treat PMR ... for me because I was diagnosed with PMR ... Actemra worked for me and I was able ... Kevzara is now FDA approved for PMR.
I'm amazed at everything that is being tried for PMR/GCA. I was only offered long term...
everything that is being tried for PMR ... leflunomide, not much else was tried until Actemra ... It seems like PMR/GCA was left behind
Posted: Feb 21, 2024
Kevzara wasn't available for PMR when my rheumatologist wanted me to try a biologic for "refractory...
Actemra (tocilizumab) was tried because ... My rheumatologist believed Actemra should ... Actemra was stopped because it wasn& ... a long discussion about restarting Actemra ... Actemra and Kevzara have similar risk
Posted: Feb 21, 2024
I will be glad to add to the discussion in any way I can. I have...
As far as the PMR goes, my current rheummy ... glaucoma) and don't want to do Actemra
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Feb 11, 2024
it's unfortunate that some of these people are so egotistical that they won't listen to reason....
being treated by her for supposedly PMR ... Still had my supposed PMR. ... Arteritis, put me on Prednisone and then Actemra
Posted: Feb 11, 2024
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 ... my ophthalmologist is saying that Actemra ... It was surprising but Actemra was approved ... while Actemra will corner the market
Posted: Feb 5, 2024
Hi everyone, Since my last message, I feel I now have to make a decision regarding...
hands or wrists for almost a week, and PMR ... should it be methotrexate, Kevzara, or Actemra
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Jan 31, 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