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Actually the sooner you start Actemra, the better. It helps you to taper faster and with...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1334491/
Actually the sooner you start Actemra ... a day of prednisone when I started Actemra ... It takes up to 2 months for Actemra ... stop taking prednisone when you start Actemra
Discussion: Temporal Arteritis
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jun 24 6:56pm
I agree with @seniormed that the prednisone side effects don't happen to everyone and are manageable....
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1237186/
I've also been injecting Actemra ... cholesterol triggered by the pred and Actemra ... before I started the prednisone and Actemra
Discussion: New to PMR diagnosis
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Feb 15 5:01am
Similar experience with a similar medication but not Kevzara. I was on Actemra which is another...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1340772/
I was on Actemra which is another IL ... When Actemra was started for PMR, I ... tapered by 1 mg per week while taking Actemra ... it isn't because of Kevzara or Actemra
Discussion: kevzara and relapse
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jul 4 6:31am
Hi there, I'll do my best since all of my experience and knowledge is a by-product...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/863977/
Arteritis and take prednisone and, Actemra ... Each serves a different purpose~~Actemra ... After a few months, I went to 80mg and Actemra ... rheumatologist plans to keep me on the Actemra
Discussion: Do you have depression/anxiety as well as autoimmune illness?
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: May 21, 2023
I'm not on Kevzara but I do take Actemra (tocilizumab) for PMR along with some other...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/855441/
#39;m not on Kevzara but I do take Actemra ... Actemra is in the same classification ... Both Kevzara and Actemra are IL-6 receptor ... I have taken Actemra for 4 years.
Discussion: How did your PMR begin?
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: May 6, 2023
I have been on Actemra for 6 years and have done Actemra infusions for the last...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1317609/
I have been on Actemra for 6 years and ... have done Actemra infusions for the ... I'm jealous that you started Actemra ... easy to taper off Prednisone after Actemra
Discussion: Actemra Infusions
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: May 31 10:40pm
Thanks for your response. I have been on prednisone for 3 years. My last dose was...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1150877/
That’s the reason I wanted to give ACTEMRA ... I have been on ACTEMRA for 3 months ... I may have an allergic reaction to ACTEMRA
Discussion: I am on ACTEMRA for my giant Cell Arteritis but it seems like my PMR ?
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Oct 2, 2024
The fatigue is likely caused by the delay of the adrenal glands to start producing cortisol...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/990394/
I had a fantastic response to Actemra ... normal except for doing monthly IV Actemra ... when I will stop doing the monthly Actemra ... After four years of Actemra, it doesn ... Hopefully Actemra won't create
Discussion: Is actemra for GCA worth all the side effects ? Also PA vs MD?
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jan 2, 2024