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I have been taking Actemra (tocilizumab) for almost 4 years. I have been mostly off prednisone...
I have been taking Actemra (tocilizumab ... Actemra was prescribed for PMR but my ... I now only take Actemra I started ... Actemra has controlled my PMR symptoms ... My dose of Actemra has been adjusted
I had my first visit with him about 8 weeks ago. I gave him a very...
of my last 3 1/2-year history with PMR ... got the notice about the denial for Actemra ... responded that I wanted to appeal the Actemra
I had normal SED rate for the first year I had PMR. Only CRP was elevated....
SED rate for the first year I had PMR ... three months into the biologic drug Actemra ... All my PMR pain is gone. ... prednisone that is definitive for PMR
Posted: Oct 3, 2022
I was diagnosed about 5 yrs. ago with PMR/and possible GCA. I've taken prednisone for all...
was diagnosed about 5 yrs. ago with PMR ... prednisone for all of that time along with Actemra
Posted: Jun 18, 2021
@karinaph, oh gosh, I texted my last response to you before I read this one of...
Yes, the literature states that Actemra ... rheumatologist, who then prescribed Actemra ... tapering off Prednisone, but now only on Actemra ... coincidence your having GCA as well as PMR ... asking if I had been diagnosed with PMR
Posted: Feb 24, 2021
Hello @rkprice, Sorry to hear you have been struggling with your PMR and tapering off of...
you have been struggling with your PMR ... used with both of my occurrences of PMR ... - Actemra (Tocilizumab) to treat ... PMR?? ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/actemra-tocilizumab-to-treat-pmr
What biologic was tried?? The only biologic that I'm aware of and the only one that...
one that is FDA approved for GCA is Actemra ... I was diagnosed with PMR in 2008 so ... don't know for sure if it was PMR ... In early 2019, Actemra (tocilizumab) ... Actemra (tocilizumab) was restarted
Discussion: PMR coming back?
Posted: Aug 13, 2020
I don't really know how long I will remain on Actemra. I have had a total...
really know how long I will remain on Actemra ... #39;s experience with tapering off Actemra ... recently FDA approved for GCA but not PMR
I first started Actemra (tocilizumab) on January 1st, 2019. I liked the symbolism of starting a...
I first started Actemra (tocilizumab ... had never heard of any biologic for PMR ... When I started the Actemra injections ... while on Humira but the pain from PMR ... I still take Actemra injections every
I was diagnosed with GCA in January 2020 - my sed rate was 117 - and...
I began getting weekly Actemra injections ... Here are links to some info about Actemra ... tocilizumab-shows-promise-as-a-new-treatment-for-gca-pmr ... / https://www.actemra.com/gca/about-actemra ... /actemra-for-gca.html Reading over
Posted: Mar 30, 2020
My PMR started back in 2013. And it was really touch and go with exercise but...
My PMR started back in 2013. ... three years I recover somewhat and PMR ... am still on 7 mg of prednisone plus Actemra
Posted: Jul 25, 2021
Same here! For many of those 50 years, I had inflammatory arthritis where I took high...
prednisone for years like I did for PMR ... #39;t know what was different about PMR ... Actemra was called a last resort. ... rheumatologist in Italy started her on Actemra ... wish I knew how her experience with Actemra
Posted: Apr 12 2:22pm
As far as I know she's still taking Actemra with no problems and also taking a...
far as I know she's still taking Actemra ... I guess people with PMR can take Kevzara ... now if their PMR is resistant to standard ... At that time it looked like Actemra ... I think Actemra has come down now to
Posted: Apr 12 3:12pm
Yes ... there are a couple of biosimilars to Actemra (tocilizumab). This is beneficial for people...
Kevzara was FDA approved for PMR 2023 ... the primary cytokine implicated in PMR ... Kevzara is only approved for PMR. ... If a person has both PMR and GCA, either ... I was diagnosed with refractory PMR
Posted: Apr 12 4:15pm