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I agree with Jeff97. I doubt whether your taking enough of the steroid. 2 months is...
If you are taking Actemra that can take ... Actemra does not work for everyone. ... is a pretty heavy dose to control PMR
Posted: Apr 16, 2025
I had some back-up assistance from Actemra when I went from 3 mg to zero in...
I had some back-up assistance from Actemra ... Actemra was controlling my PMR symptoms ... symptoms which is easy to mistake for PMR
Posted: Apr 15, 2025
I'm 70 now but I was diagnosed with PMR back in 2007 at the age of...
;m 70 now but I was diagnosed with PMR ... took prednisone for 12 years until Actemra ... Fortunately Actemra allowed me to taper ... Since 2019 I have went from Actemra ... Actemra has been fantastic for me.
Sorry to hear that you're having a flare. I have a rheumatologist, but I felt comfortable...
I was diagnosed with PMR and possible ... requested that my rheumatologist order Actemra ... Actemra is prescribed to treat GCA, ... but some doctors will prescribe for PMR
Posted: Apr 11, 2025
Ah I see @tsc (pardon the pun) I’ve not had any cranial symptoms. Mine is pmr/...
Mine is pmr/ large vessel vasculitis ... neutrophils and liver enzymes because of Actemera
Posted: Mar 21, 2025
I hate to chime in on this one but I was diagnosed with shingles yesterday! I...
I have had PMR for 3 years this month ... currently on 15 mg of prednisone and Actemra ... diagnosis and wondered whether or not my PMR
Ha ha same same . Haemoglobin dropped suddenly enough to think maybe I was bleeding. Thanks...
No PMR / GCA symptoms and inflammation ... pred , along side immediate start Actemera ... m grateful to have had such a good PMR ... term side effects of pred and / or Actemera ... Returning to pre PMR/ GCA health I’m
Posted: Mar 16, 2025
I was diagnosed with PMR in Oct., 2023. Started me on 20 mg. prednisone in Nov....
I was diagnosed with PMR in Oct., 2023 ... Rheumatologist talked me into Actemra ... Now, just on Actemra infusion once a ... Actemra is not a steriod. ... I believe the prednisone and the PMR
Posted: Mar 5, 2025
It sounds like you might need a higher dose if your pain isn't controlled in the...
been receiving treatment for GCA and PMR ... at 8 mg prednisone, and I also take Actemra ... Prednisone doesn't cure the PMR, ... People with PMR need to take prednisone ... until the PMR burns itself out or they
Discussion: Prednisone Taper
Posted: Feb 24, 2025
"I have had spondyloarthritis most of my life but my PMR symptoms are different; much worse."...
spondyloarthritis most of my life but my PMR ... Having PMR on top made everything worse ... Actemra allowed me to taper off prednisone
Posted: Feb 15, 2025
I agree with @seniormed that the prednisone side effects don't happen to everyone and are manageable....
I have GCA and PMR, and I started on ... I've also been injecting Actemra ... cholesterol triggered by the pred and Actemra ... before I started the prednisone and Actemra
Posted: Feb 15, 2025
I'm not sure what to think about this study except that I wouldn't have wanted to...
arthritis at least 20 years before PMR ... arthritis before being diagnosed with PMR ... being treated with prednisone until PMR ... combination of seronegative arthritis with PMR ... because everything else was tried before Actemra
"Is tapering in whole mg amounts immunologically safer/as safe as tapering half mg amounts?" ------------------------------- I...
didn't need Prednisone to treat PMR ... I thought I needed Prednisone for PMR ... I wasn't sure but Actemra seemed ... to have PMR under control. ... Actemra wasn't intended to prevent
"The result was 7.1 ug/dl, normal range 4.8-19.5. I'm not sure what he was expecting, no...
vessel vasculitis and that was what Actemra ... flare of uveitis while I was still on Actemra ... that I be put on Humira instead of Actemra ... I choose Actemra much to the chagrin ... incredibly fast the second time after Actemra
I think the prednisone and Actemra both made my top priority problem list immediately when I...
I think the prednisone and Actemra both ... possible, while also managing my GCA and PMR ... I don't think I'll be off Actemra
Posted: Jan 22, 2025