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I think there are many possibilities including a low cortisol level that might explain pain on...
Actemra was clearly controlling my PMR ... However, injections of Actemra every ... uveitis from happening even though Actemra ... story but ultimately increasing my Actemra ... was better and a monthly infusion of Actemra
Posted: Jun 4, 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
That is another story. I took the plunge. I stopped Prednisone but did a "countdown taper."...
20378734 ------------------------- Actemra ... After Actemra was restarted with more ... Actemra doesn't suppress my adrenal ... Actema can come with side effects too ... but my side effects on Actemra are
Thank-you but when I looked to find information I found the following: "What Is Not Eligible...
Actemra (tocilizumab) is an IL-6 receptor ... I just wish that Actemra had been tried ... Actemra wasn't an option for me. ... Actemra was only FDA approved for GCA ... was my rheumatologist who thought Actemra
Posted: May 30, 2023
I wouldn't say that I had hepatitis while being on Actemra for 6 years but my...
that I had hepatitis while being on Actemra ... haven't needed to discontinue Actemra ... threshold for "holding a dose of Actemra ... Actemra should be discontinued entirely ... for metabolic syndrome 5 years after Actemra
Posted: Oct 25, 2025
Thank-you for asking ... I'm doing well. I'm still a chronic rheumatology patient that is now...
patient that is now being treated with Actemra ... says "long term current use of Actemra ... anything for pain and has told me Actemra ... Apparently Actemra is specifically ... discussed the interval between my Actemra
Posted: Jun 18, 2024
PMR was treated with prednisone for 12 years and I never did achieve a lasting remission....
When Actemra was tried, I achieved remission ... when I don't receive a monthly Actemra ... I need long term treatment with Actemra ... I do a monthly infusion of Actemra instead
Posted: Nov 16, 2024
The recommendations are the same and we probably should still get the vaccines. I like that...
received since being on a monthly Actemra ... I started Actemra before Covid became ... Actemra didn't seem to add to my ... afraid I might die because of being on Actemra
Posted: Sep 10, 2025
I don't have RA so I can't speak with any experience about RA. However, I'm somewhat...
Actemra (tocilizumab) is an IL-6 receptor ... ophthalmologist doesn't think Actemra ... for uveitis but weekly injections of Actemra ... isn't completely convinced that Actemra
Discussion: PMR and RA
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Feb 10, 2023
Thank-you. I didn't know what to expect if Actemra ever stopped working. I thought it would...
didn't know what to expect if Actemra ... #39;m not sure what will happen if Actemra ... I was told Actemra could be easily stopped ... My mindset is to be off Actemra sometime
Posted: Jan 25, 2024
It took about 12 weeks for Actemra to start working assuming Kevzara works the same as...
It took about 12 weeks for Actemra to ... assuming Kevzara works the same as Actemra ... rheumatologist said I needed to take Actemra ... I wasn't sure if Actemra was working
Posted: Feb 6, 2025
Perhaps if your PMR pain is localized, this could be an option. In my case the...
sixty) mg/day), weekly injections of Actemra ... Actemra is a much more narrowly targeted ... So Actemra is also localized in a sense
I'm thinking you shouldn't be tapering while traveling. I traveled extensively when I was taking prednisone....
Now I get a monthly infusion of Actemra ... So far, since I switched to Actemra, ... The timing of my Actemra infusion gets
Discussion: PMR and travel
Posted: Aug 19, 2025