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This is great news about the biosimilar to Actemra. Tyenne will lower the cost of treatment...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1140480/

great news about the biosimilar to Actemra ... problem with a low cortisol level when Actemra ... In any case, Actemra controlled PMR ... You are correct that Actemra doesn&#39

Discussion: FDA approved Tyenne significantly cheaper biosimilar to Actemra

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Sep 12, 2024

You should not be in significant pain like this. Your prednisone dose is almost certainly too...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1335523/

was prescribed weekly injections of Actemra ... Actemra turned out to be very effective

Discussion: Recently Diagnosed PMR Disease Progression

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jun 26 10:08am

Doctor actually wanted to start the Actemra in July but Blue Cross insisted I be on...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1333503/

Doctor actually wanted to start the Actemra

Discussion: Temporal Arteritis

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jun 23 12:27pm

Yes I was just diagnosed with GCA after having PMR for over a year. Diagnosis confirmed...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1157802/

Hoping to start Actemra weekly injections

Discussion: GCA (Giant Cell Arteritis) and PMR (polymyalgia rheumatica)

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 16, 2024

Believe it or not, I just finished having the crown placed on a dental implant after...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1011473/

I was on Actemra during the entire time

Discussion: How do I get my Rheumatologist to listen ?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Feb 7, 2024

I would like to introduce myself. I was diagnosed with RA at age 30 and have...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/145324/

I am on my fifth biologic which if Actemra

Discussion: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) - Introduce yourself and meet others

Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases

Posted: Jan 9, 2019

I was diagnosed with PMR on 8/1/18 and have been on prednisone, then added methotrexate 6...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/211442/

Rheumatologist wants to start me on Actemra

Discussion: New Diagnosis of Polymyalgia Rheumatica (Husband)

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jan 8, 2019

My doctor is not completely convinced that besides PMR I may also have seronegative RA. All...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/829682/

supplemental insurance to pay for Actemra

Discussion: How hard is it to get on Actemra (Tocilizumab) with PMR?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 21, 2023

I have viewed every podcast with Drs. Poland and Gazelka in the past year and have...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/380308/

I am on prednisone and Actemra injections

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Posted: Mar 11, 2021

I've been injecting Actemra weekly for almost 10 months, and I also take prednisone. I have...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1302675/

I've been injecting Actemra weekly

Discussion: GCA (Giant Cell Arteritis) and PMR (polymyalgia rheumatica)

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 12 3:33pm

Yes, I received actemra infusions from 2014 - 2016 and loved it. But I gained weight...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1307322/

Yes, I received actemra infusions from

Discussion: Actemra and hives or itching on occasion? Weight gain?

Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases

Posted: May 18 10:50pm

It’s amazing how every PMR and GCA story seems so different. I couldn’t tolerate ACTEMRA. It...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1190200/

I couldn’t tolerate ACTEMRA.

Discussion: Flare

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 14, 2024

Hi @dbyrne, I moved your discussion and combined it with an existing discussion titled: - Think...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/925263/

like @pickle7 who also talked about Actemra

Discussion: Think I have Giant Cell Arteritis (or GCA)

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Sep 6, 2023

Actemra is only approved in the US for GCA, but I know people with PMR get...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1381042/

Actemra is only approved in the US for

Discussion: Has anyone tapered off Actemra?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Aug 28 7:27am

People find different things that work for them. Collectively they are all called "Steroid sparing medications."...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1206761/

It is called Actemra (tocilizumab). ... https://www.actemra.com/gca/considerations ... /gca.html#:~:text=ACTEMRA%20is%20the ... %20first%20prescription,ACTEMRA%20is

Discussion: Titration down in steroids

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jan 8 11:38am

Rheumatologist put me on Actemra in 2024 to help wean off prednisone (steriod) faster. I was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1251738/

Rheumatologist put me on Actemra in ... Actemra (not a steriod) infusion takes

Discussion: Actrema advice

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 6 11:11am

When your cortisol level is low, the body loses the ability to regulate inflammation. It seems...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/953745/

seems to me, the biologic I took (Actemra ... Maybe Kevzara will work the same as Actemra

Discussion: How does Kevzara help with PMR symptoms and pain? I am being weaned

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 25, 2023

Please be careful on the dose you are taking. It is a balancing act and any...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/989477/

tapered off prednisone with help from Actemra ... Before I even started Actemra, my rheumatologist ... When Actemra was introduced to me, I ... because I wanted to test whether or not Actemra ... Actemra was restarted and I was able

Discussion: Just diagnosed and still hurt in am with 20 mg

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jan 1, 2024

"So if you are taking prednisone now and enjoying your friends , I would say you...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1379540/

--------- I'm no worse off on Actemra

Discussion: I just started Kevzara and hope to tape of Prednisone., any advice?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Aug 26 7:41am

I’m glad you were able to handle Actemra, Might immunologist put me on it and then...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1338270/

I’m glad you were able to handle Actemra