High dose Prednisone followed by a fast ... taper resulted in remission each time ... PMR, when I could never taper off Prednisone ... until a biologic called Actemra (tocilizumab

diagnosed with PMR late 2015 with prednisone ... was weaned off and seemed to be in remission ... on 6mg prednisolone daily and 10mg Actemra ... Actemra seems not to have given me any

remission? ... I got completely off Prednisone. ... A sustained remission is the goal of ... patients who are unable to taper off Prednisone ... still very active, you are not in remission

I was on daily prednisone for 12 years ... Actemra (tocilizumab) was tried because ... In one year, I was off prednisone and ... Actemra was stopped because it wasn& ... uveitis because it went back into remission

while PMR stays in remission. ... seem to have any side effects from Actemra ... If and when Actemra stops working, my ... easy to stop Actemra as long as PMR ... stays in remission.

Having been on high doses of prednisone ... then I have been able to taper my prednisone ... to 9mg daily due to Actemra injections ... slight PMR stiffness after taking Actemra ... hoping my PMR eventually goes into remission

I took massive amounts of prednisone ... quickly after remission was achieved ... I eventually got off prednisone after ... Actemra was tried. ... Actemra worked well for PMR so I had

still isn't known if I'm in remission ... to take enough prednisone each and ... I do a monthly infusion of Actemra ( ... With prednisone, I needed to decide ... daily how much prednisone to take.

The IL-6 receptor blockade that Actemra ... is now documenting that PMR is in remission ... whether or not PMR will remain in remission ... when Actemra is stopped. ... because I no longer worry about how much prednisone

How does one know when remission has ... The only definition of remission of ... I have been off prednisone for 3 years ... and I should stay away from prednisone ... I have no desire to go back on prednisone

glaucoma before or after starting prednisone ... better if there was another option like Actemra ... I had no idea what all prednisone was ... I didn't need to take prednisone ... The uveitis would go back into remission

trial showing the effectiveness of Actemra ... Compared to prednisone only, tocilizumab ... really helped with reducing remission ... The best group received tapered prednisone ... The worst results were prednisone only

I have tapered to .5 mg of prednisone ... Starting Actemra 6 months ago had allowed ... this and has basically put me into remission

Yes, I was on prednisone many times ... for both GCA and PMR but now Actemra ... The prednisone, over the years, has ... I just would like to be in remission

I had been on 20mg of prednisone for ... looking forward to tapering down the prednisone ... entirely and I am also hoping the Actemra ... will put the PMR into remission as ... Anyone having good results with Actemra

do have PMR which is currently in remission ... - What's your experience with Actemra ... temperol-arteritis-or-giant-cell-arteritis/ Are you still taking prednisone ... along with the Actemra?

I was able to completely taper off prednisone ... ophthalmologist --- I decided to restart Actemra ... can't say that I want to take Actemra ... a remission of PMR. ... So far, things seem much better on Actemra

;With testing, PMR was declared in remission ... Most of the things I read is that remission ... However, when Actemra was started it ... again when I go too long without an Actemra ... The criteria that remission is achieved

was also on an equivalent of 10mg prednisone ... If Dadcue responds he was on prednisone ... for 10 plus years and still taking Actemra ... would say likely your PMR is not in remission

Was on 2-3 mg of prednisone after the ... I tried Actemra didn't work, he ... be working or I went in spontaneous remission