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Are you currently taking both Actemra and prednisone? I took prednisone daily for 12 years for...
Are you currently taking both Actemra ... prednisone daily for 12 years for PMR ... After Actemra was started, it took ... of an adrenal issue rather than a PMR ... When Actemra was being used for Covid
Posted: Apr 16, 2023
Thanks for these comments. My insurer and medical provider are the same entity, Kaiser Permanente. Getting...
showed that Kaiser would pay $0 toward Actemra ... for 6 months of weekly injections of Actemra ... rheumatologist says that is true for PMR
How did you feel about PMR being treated with prednisone? I still struggle with that issue...
How did you feel about PMR being treated ... never against taking prednisone for PMR ... against prednisone but now I think Actemra ... My rheumatologist said Acterma wasn& ... My ophthalmologist said Actemra wasn
I don’t think the FDA distinguishes between zero positive or negative RA. Either seems to be...
Either seems to be approved for Actemra ... drugs over more than four years that Actemra ... be long before it is approved for PMR
I have read several articles online stating that a biosimilar ( like a generic) of Actemra...
a biosimilar ( like a generic) of Actemra ... get off prednisone the biosimilar Actemra ... Kevzara has been approved for PMR, so
Wow, thanks everyone for sharing these experiences. Overall, it sounds like people are getting doctors to...
prescribe, and insurance to cover, Actemra ... when they "only" have PMR. ... , even if I only have PMR. ... Giant Cell Arteritis, in addition to PMR ... Especially if the PET scan only shows PMR
Are you still taking Enbrel for AS and uveitis? Are you also taking prednisone for PMR?...
Are you also taking prednisone for PMR ... Actemra is working for me. ... After PMR was diagnosed, I was never ... When Actemra worked so well, I tapered ... It was my choice to go back on Actemra
Posted: Feb 18, 2023
Interesting!!! I have had PMR for almost five years. On Actemra which has been a miracle...
I have had PMR for almost five years ... On Actemra which has been a miracle ... The possible connection to PMR fascinates
I don't have RA so I can't speak with any experience about RA. However, I'm somewhat...
inflammatory arthritis that coexist with PMR ... it didn't seem to work well for PMR ... Actemra (tocilizumab) is an IL-6 receptor ... blocker and it worked well for PMR ... What happens when a person with both PMR
Discussion: PMR and RA
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Feb 10, 2023
I'm in the same boat. I was diagnosed with spondylitis about 30 years ago. I also...
years ago when I was diagnosed with PMR ... off prednisone, a biologic called Actemra ... now everything is being managed with Actemra ... I have taken Actemra for 4 years and ... serious side effects while taking Actemra
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Jan 31, 2023
I have taken Actemra for the last 4 years. I got off prednisone about 3 years...
I have taken Actemra for the last 4 ... ;m still relatively pain free from PMR ... infection while on prednisone with PMR
Discussion: PMR and exhaustion
Posted: Jan 12, 2023
There is another discussion that you might find helpful -- Actemra (Tocilizumab) to treat PMR??: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/actemra-tocilizumab-to-treat-pmr/...
discussion that you might find helpful -- Actemra ... (Tocilizumab) to treat PMR?? ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/actemra-tocilizumab-to-treat-pmr ... help reduce the need for steroids in PMR ... biologics-may-help-reduce-the-need-for-steroids-in-pmr
Posted: Dec 25, 2022
The biologic that worked for me was Actemra. Unfortunately, Actemra isn't FDA approved for the treatment...
Unfortunately, Actemra isn't FDA ... approved for the treatment of PMR. ... inflammatory arthritis along with PMR ... work for my case of chronic PMR and ... GCA and RA then it might work for PMR
Posted: Dec 21, 2022
Anybody dealing with Pred tapering w/ both PMR & GCA? Am tapering down while also on...
dealing with Pred tapering w/ both PMR ... Am tapering down while also on Actmera ... (No PMR flares.) ... associated with Pred withdrawal and/or Actemra