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Hello @artist01, Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. It sounds like you have a very understanding doctor...
While I don't have GCA, I do have PMR ... - What's your experience with Actemra ... still taking prednisone along with the Actemra
I was able to completely taper off prednisone twice. Both times from the 10-15 mg range...
it didn't seem to work well for PMR ... might work better to control both PMR ... can't say that I want to take Actemra ... prednisone induced a remission of PMR ... So far, things seem much better on Actemra
Hi, Just visiting as a new person to the support group. I was diagnosed with PMR...
I was diagnosed with PMR 12 years ago ... so I'm not a stranger to PMR. ... 20 years prior to the diagnosis of PMR ... taking prednisone for 12 years for PMR ... was too long and prescribed Actemra
I am starting on Actemra this week for Giant Cell Arteritis. I am also on 15...
I am starting on Actemra this week for ... on 15 mg of Prednisone as I have PMR ... with this biologic and can It Help PMR
Posted: Jul 28, 2020
@phoenix0509, I think @paddington has posted about taking Tocilizumab (Actemra) injections for GCA and may be...
has posted about taking Tocilizumab (Actemra ... article that mentions it's use for PMR ... sure who has taken the drug to treat PMR ... Tocilizumab Found Steroid-Sparing in PMR
Posted: Jul 25, 2020
I was diagnosed with PMR on 8/1/18 and have been on prednisone, then added methotrexate 6...
I was diagnosed with PMR on 8/1/18 and ... Rheumatologist wants to start me on Actemra ... Anyone take this drug for PMR, were
Hi Alan (@alanbruce), I think the article is just laying the framework for clinical trials for...
framework for clinical trials for PMR ... called Tocilizumab being used for PMR ... www.medscape.com/viewarticle/871513 Actemra ... effects -- https://www.rxlist.com/actemra-side-effects-drug-center.htm
Discussion: PMR Anyone?
Posted: Apr 7, 2018
There is no tapering strategy that has been researched that will allow you to taper off...
biologics that are FDA approved for PMR ... Only Kevzara is FDA approved to treat PMR ... to seek approval for me to receive Actemra ... It was FDA approved for GCA but not PMR ... In my case, Actemra wasn't &#34
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
"I am an early riser, so I take the prednisone really early, around 4 am. So...
Actemra might also be playing a role ... PMR inflammation is said to be " ... wonder there was a surge of cases of PMR
Posted: Dec 31, 2024
Actemra is helping me to taper off of prednisone at a faster rate. I started Actemra...
Actemra is helping me to taper off of ... I started Actemra when I was taking ... I take weekly injections of Actemra. ... Key points about Actemra and IL-6: ... types of inflamation that can affect PMR
Posted: Dec 30, 2024
Are you doing Actemra infusions to treat PMR or GCA or both? Have you reduced your...
Are you doing Actemra infusions to treat ... PMR or GCA or both? ... your prednisone dose since starting Actemra ... The effects of Actemra are more subtle ... It is hard to know what Actemra does
Discussion: Actemra
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Dec 29, 2024
For people following this discussion, you may also be interested in these related discussions: - Just...
/ - How hard is it to get on Actemra ... (Tocilizumab) with PMR? ... discussion/how-hard-is-it-to-get-on-actemra-tocilizumab-with-pmr ... ) to treat PMR? ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/actemra-tocilizumab-to-treat-pmr
Posted: Dec 23, 2024
Kevzara Connect cut me off as well. Compared to you I guess my insurance company offered...
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...
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 will defer to people who have actually taken Kevzara. I'm on a similar biologic called...
#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
Posted: Nov 27, 2024
I personally don't think Actemra will work if Kevzara didn't work. That doesn't mean you shouldn't...
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&#39 ... ; for PMR too.
Discussion: Start Actemra?
Posted: Nov 27, 2024
I just remember how hard it was for me to accept that I had more than...
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
Posted: Nov 27, 2024