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I don't have that problem with Actemra infusions. Medicare pays for biologic infusions because they aren't...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1190254/
I don't have that problem with Actemra ... Actemra has been around a relatively ... Actemra is FDA approved for GCA. ... because I was only diagnosed with PMR ... "should work" for PMR since
If Prednisone works for you ... I wouldn't tell you not to take prednisone. I try...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1190444/
I try not to say Actemra will work for ... I was told NOT to try Actemra when it ... entitled" to know things about PMR ... prednisone was the best and only option for PMR ... fame was long term prednisone use and PMR
My PMR story is long and rather sad since I took prednisone for more than 12...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1190179/
My PMR story is long and rather sad ... prednisone for more than 12 years to treat PMR ... I went into PMR rating my 'overall ... After Actemra was started, I was able ... Technically, I still have PMR.
A long list of medications were tried. I started with 40 mg of Prednisone and NSAIDS...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1181762/
Ultimately, Actemra (IL-6 inhibitor) ... TNF-inhibitor) wasn't any help for PMR ... I just do a monthly infusion of Actemra ... When I said nothing other than Actemra ... She said Actemra treated "inflammation
Hi @dengland, Your description of your PMR journey sounds similar to mine but you were a...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1174720/
dengland, Your description of your PMR ... very high stress job and even though PMR ... I have had 3 Actemra infusions and am ... that mine will arrived with the next Actemra
"It sounds like you have a keeper for a rheumatologist. That is half the battle. I...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1175222/
The diagnosis that Actemra treated was ... "refractory PMR." The request ... prednisone for 12 years to treat refractory PMR ... PMR was just my latest addition and ... PMR, I had a massive flare of panuveitis
Your CRP and ESR levels aren't that useful when taking Actemra. Anti-Il-6 therapy will reduce CRP...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1187552/
aren't that useful when taking Actemra ... I have done monthly Actemra infusions ... You still have PMR/GCA. ... I had PMR for more than 12 years before ... year to taper off Prednisone after Actemra
I just remember how hard it was for me to accept that I had more than...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1180663/
After PMR was treated with Actemra ... Since Actemra got me off Prednisone, ... I elected to take Actemra instead of ... My dose of Actemra has been tweaked ... Now Actemra seems to work for all of
I personally don't think Actemra will work if Kevzara didn't work. That doesn't mean you shouldn't...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1180824/
I personally don't think Actemra ... was the "only option" for PMR ... For me, Actemra was only tried as a ... for PMR because the research hasn' ... ; for PMR too.
I will defer to people who have actually taken Kevzara. I'm on a similar biologic called...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1181034/
#39;m on a similar biologic called Actemra ... in the sense that both Kevzara and Actemra ... Il-6 cytokine that is implicated in PMR ... https://www.pmrandil6.com/il-6-and-pmr ... care and general information about PMR
Uveitis, you have dealt with a lot. I read up on it when I was having...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1176520/
of prednisone when it started, and Actemra ... No PMR symptoms that I recall.
Kevzara Connect cut me off as well. Compared to you I guess my insurance company offered...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1190096/
cell arteritis) so he could get me on Actemra ... similarly but is not Medicare approved for PMR ... creative documentation" to get me on Actemra ... might be one of the 25% of people with PMR
Good Morning: I was diagnosed with PMR a year ago in July. I was put on...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1189538/
Good Morning:
I was diagnosed with PMR ... of Prednisone and a weekly shot of Actemra ... clues me into the idea that pain is PMR ... The conclusion is that PMR is creating
I had a great response from Actemra. My first dose was on January 1st, 2019. It...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1150722/
I had a great response from Actemra. ... weren't anything like my original PMR ... I stayed on Actemra the entire time ... After a year on Actemra, I was confident ... to both adrenal insufficiency and PMR
"There is something about not producing enough CORTISOL? That might have caused that? Just don’t know."...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1152438/
cortisol level or arthritis or flare of PMR ... Prednisone dose all the time for a PMR ... could never get off prednisone until Actemra ... Even after Actemra was tried, I had ... Doctors can't even diagnose PMR
I was on Losartin (Cozaar) and Hydrochlorothiazide (Hydrodiurel) also. My calcium channel blocker was Amlodipine (Norvasc)....
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1168526/
these medications were started after PMR ... only on a short term basis before PMR ... After PMR was diagnosed, I was on Prednisone ... 10 mg in 12 years until I started Actemra ... almost all my medications except for Actemra
Hi @dadcue! You asked "Did anyone ever tell you that your taper was too fast?" The...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1144057/
was over 6 weeks after my initial PMR ... effects, so I was very happy to have Actemra
For about 20 years, all I knew was to start with 60 mg of Prednisone and...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1155867/
After PMR was diagnosed, I was told ... to taper off Prednisone until after Actemra ... It is a pity how expensive Actemra is ... I wish Actemra could have been tried ... There are currently two biosimilars to Actemra
I have been on a combination Prednisone/Actemra injection for over a year and have had no...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1173817/
have been on a combination Prednisone/Actemra ... The Actemra will hopefully help me come ... So it made sense to treat for both PMR
I have both PMR and Giant Cell Arteritis. Have been on Prednisone for 3 years and...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1152277/
I have both PMR and Giant Cell Arteritis ... years and switched 3 months ago to ACTEMRA
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