Clear Search

To narrow your search, try adding quotation marks around phrases.

Search tips
  • Search by keywords or complete phrases.
  • To narrow your search, try adding quotation marks around phrases.
  • Example: "predictable behavior" will narrow the search results to only include content that has the exact phrase "predictable behavior" in it.
1,328 total results
Comments (1,292)
Welcome @pickle7, My only experience is with PMR. I'm wondering if @marilyncarkner, @paddington and @tsc may...
pickle7, My only experience is with PMR ... continuing or discontinuing treatment with Actemra ... of Giant Cell Arteritis Patients on Actemra ... creakyjoints.org/treatment/tocilizumab-actemra-giant-cell-arteritis-prolonged-remission ... any other treatment along with the Actemra
Hi there. I was diagnosed last year with PMR and just recently with GCA. I was...
I was diagnosed last year with PMR and ... been on 20mg of prednisone for the PMR ... entirely and I am also hoping the Actemra ... will put the PMR into remission as ... Anyone having good results with Actemra
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
@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
@abbeyc One of the criteria for me to get approved for a biologic was because "all...
rheumatologist sought authorization for Actemra ... , I got the impression that Actemra ... Biologics for PMR were viewed as the ... biologics that have been FDA approved for PMR ... still the "only option" for PMR
@graydude In my county there is no part D plan that will cover Actemra for any...
is no part D plan that will cover Actemra ... I have PMR but I also have some symptoms ... That allows Actemra infusions to be
@mam24 Prednisone probably saved my eyesight more than 30 times. I was very grateful for Prednisone...
of 52, my rheumatologist diagnosed PMR ... I have now been on Actemra for 7 years ... don't have flares of uveitis or PMR ... I asked my rheumtologist when Actemra ... We agreed to continue Actemra because
@trina24 I have been on Actemra for 6 months and already it has started to attack...
@trina24 I have been on Actemra for ... said previously that I would be on Actemra ... Previous to that I had PMR for 1 1/ ... I was on prednisone with the PMR for ... better than me on the prednisone and Actemra
@susanalka Long term use of Prednisone isn't well defined. Artificial intelligence says the following: "While there...
When Prednisone is used to treat PMR ... In theory, PMR only lasts a year or ... think the time-frames for treating PMR ... When Actemra was tried, I tapered off ... Actemra actually keeps PMR in remission
@visnu Your rheumatologist isn't wrong about what he says. There is nothing wrong about the protocol....
Likewise, the duration of PMR varies ... For GCA, a different biologic called Actemra ... The biologic Actemra (tocilizumab) is ... Actemra also blocks the IL-6 cytokine ... year to taper off Prednisone after Actemra
@leonalawrence My PMR and suspected GCA appeared simultaneously. My rheumatologist put me on 60 mg. of...
@leonalawrence My PMR and suspected ... I was also having the classic PMR pain ... I discussed Actemra infusions with my ... I learned a lot about Actemra in this ... like I'm getting close to my pre-PMR
Posted: Nov 2, 2025
Through blood work, I was diagnosed with PMR in 2023. My rheumatologist started me at 20...
Through blood work, I was diagnosed with PMR ... getting an infusion once a month (Actemra ... I have had PMR since August, 2023 - ... They told me the PMR should go into
@brerabbit My biggest regret was that Actemra (tocilizumab) wasn't tried sooner. When my rheumatologist told me...
brerabbit My biggest regret was that Actemra ... the 15 years of prednisone before PMR ... When Actemra was used to control my ... relapses but could never be stopped until Actemra ... After Actemra was started ... it took