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I liked your story! I hope Kevzara will work for you. I wanted to add something...
something about inflammation markers or PMR ... When I started Actemra (tocilizumab) ... Actemra and Kevzara both target the ... This is true for Actemra (tocilizumab ... Actemra interrupts the production of
Posted: Dec 4, 2023
Not being able to taper gracefully is a good way to describe it. There was nothing...
Kevzara (sarilumab) was FDA approved for PMR ... fda-approves-sarilumab-for-the-treatment-of-adults-with-glucocorticoid-resistant-pmr ... Actemra (tocilizumab) helped me taper ... Actemra is FDA approved for GCA. ... Kevzara and Actemra target the same
Thank you for your words, which have given me hope. I am so glad to hear...
to hear about your experience with Actemra ... whole journey in October 2018 with PMR ... continue to feel like this when (if) on Actemra ... that she thinks I'd need to be on Actemra
Discussion: GCA conserns
Posted: Nov 30, 2023
Charlotte. I had PMR somewhere back around 2011 when I finally got off prednisone 2014 I...
I had PMR somewhere back around 2011 ... He too knew very little about PMR and ... However, I am still on prednisone and Actemra
Posted: Nov 26, 2023
I'm happy Actemra works for you. I'm going in the opposite direction with Actemra. I started...
I'm happy Actemra works for you. ... going in the opposite direction with Actemra ... PMR was under control but a low cortisol ... off prednisone while on Humira when PMR ... Weekly injections of Actemra worked
Posted: Nov 5, 2023
@curtvapor How long have you taken Actemra? My adrenals recovered in spite of 12 years of...
curtvapor How long have you taken Actemra ... spite of 12 years of prednisone for PMR ... My symptoms were controlled on Actemra ... Now I have been on Actemra for almost ... thinks I'm better off being on Actemra
Posted: Nov 4, 2023
Be patient and hopefully Kevzara works for you. I didn't really know Actemra was working until...
I didn't really know Actemra was ... having a flare or any increase in PMR ... prednisone, my rheumatologist said PMR ... I still take Actemra and my rheumatologist ... thinks being off prednisone and on Actemra
I took prednisone for more than 30 years for a variety of autoimmune problems but GCA...
I'm not sure PMR and/or GCA responds ... happened during the 15 years before PMR ... age of 40 during the 15 years before PMR ... 13 years of taking prednisone for PMR ... daily wasn't that bad as far as PMR
Posted: Oct 21, 2023
Thank-you for the information about the 2023 ARC meeting. The 7 mg dose is a hard...
arthritis and uveitis in addition to PMR ... PMR complicated things after it was ... dose to under 10 mg after 12 years of PMR ... Actemra changed everything for me. ... 15 mg of prednisone again except my PMR
Hi @emer, I see that you have already connected with another new member @curtvapor. I would...
helpful. --- Actemra (Tocilizumab) ... to treat PMR?? ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/actemra-tocilizumab-to-treat-pmr ... (Tocilizumab) with PMR? ... discussion/how-hard-is-it-to-get-on-actemra-tocilizumab-with-pmr
Posted: Oct 20, 2023
Actemra is FDA approved for the treatment of GCA. I hope Actemra works for you. I...
Actemra is FDA approved for the treatment ... I hope Actemra works for you. ... #39;t diagnosed with GCA but I had PMR ... needed to seek approval to prescribe Actemra
Posted: Oct 18, 2023
It would have been interesting if my IL-6 level was checked before starting a biologic medication...
The medication was called Actemra ( ... https://www.actemra.com/gca/considerations ... 12 years of taking prednisone for PMR ... After starting Actemra, I was able to
Posted: Oct 16, 2023
I just wanted to suggest that finding a "stable dose" of prednisone that works was more...
prednisone when I was newly diagnosed with PMR ... I was diagnosed with PMR at the age ... intermittently for 20 years prior to PMR ... was sought for the treatment for PMR ... for the treatment of PMR.
Posted: Oct 5, 2023
@dadcue You asked "Have you ever been diagnosed with anything more specific or is it still...
is it still "presumptive" PMR ... regimen used in the 2017 tocilizumab (Actemra ... 5 weeks, then started me on weekly Actemra ... The Actemra will likely continue for ... now, coupled with weekly shots of Actemra
"Great Debate: Should PMR and GCA Be Treated with Advanced Therapies at Disease Onset?" This should...
"Great Debate: Should PMR and GCA ... I was diagnosed with PMR about 17 years ... ago but I was only offered Actemra ... It was that Actemra wasn't an option ... It wasn't very easy to get Actemra
My first dose of Actemra was January 1st, 2019. I started with injections every 2 weeks....
years of prednisone treatment for PMR ... insufficiency can also cause pain that mimics PMR ... I had PMR relapses when Actemra was ... My rheumatologist thinks PMR might be ... Actemra was used to treat PMR only but
I had 2 different eras of prednisone use. The first 20 years were characterized by 60-100...
That wasn't to treat PMR. ... the age of 52, I was diagnosed with PMR ... mg range for the first 5 years of PMR ... with the biologic called Actemra (tocilizumab ... After Actemra was tried, I went from