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I'm doing monthly infusions of Actemra (tocilizumab) for refractory PMR. Actemra is FDA approved for GCA...
I'm doing monthly infusions of Actemra ... Actemra is FDA approved for GCA but ... shares the same classification as Actemra ... Kevzara and Acterma are IL-6 inhibitors ... I have taken Actemra for more than 3
Posted: Apr 6, 2024
I started with Actemra injections at first. I got off prednisone temporarily a year later. I...
I started with Actemra injections at ... stopping prednisone while still doing Actemra ... I was given a choice between Actemra ... It was my choice to restart Actemra. ... Eventually Actemra infusions were tried
Discussion: Feeling defeated
Posted: Jan 20, 2025
I went to Actemra injections every two weeks after a year of weekly Actemra injections with...
I went to Actemra injections every two ... weeks after a year of weekly Actemra ... with no relapse after 6 months of Actemra ... Also, some of the side effects of Actemra ... experienced before being ill and going on Actemra
Actemra is the biologic I currently take as a monthly infusion. Four years ago, new research...
Actemra is the biologic I currently ... research showed encouraging results with Actemra ... Currently, Actemra is FDA approved for
The biologic was called Actemra (tocilizumab). It is FDA approved for several autoimmune conditions. It was...
The biologic was called Actemra (tocilizumab ... reading the research studies when Actemra ... He thought Actemra should work for PMR ... creakyjoints.org/acr-2019/tocilizumab-actemra-giant-cell-arteritis-prolonged-remission
Thanks I will note your actemra response in my diary about this. Have you had any...
Thanks I will note your actemra response ... had any negative symptoms from the ,Actemra
Posted: Nov 2, 2025
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 ... Weekly injections of Actemra worked ... The idea was an Actemra infusion would ... An Actemra infusion worked too well
Posted: Nov 5, 2023
I was diagnosed with PMR May 2016. I didn't want to use corticosteroids, so after I...
did some research, I wanted to take Actemra ... a physician that'll prescribe Actemra ... I had no issues with Actemra & the ... Actemra, though, is not a benign drug ... Actemra is expensive & insurance
Actemra doesn't work as quickly as prednisone works to relieve pain. Once Actemra starts to work,...
Actemra doesn't work as quickly ... Once Actemra starts to work, it is ... I don't need to take Actemra every ... Now I do a monthly infusion with Actemra ... If PMR is the primary problem, Actemra
Posted: Nov 26, 2024
I don't have any experience with Kevzara but I have been on Actemra (tocilizumab) since January...
experience with Kevzara but I have been on Actemra ... Kevzara and Actemra are in the same ... I had excellent results from Actemra ... prednisone for nearly 13 years until Actemra ... me prednisone was the devil while Actemra
Posted: Apr 18, 2024
Did your rheumatologist start Actemra? When were you diagnosed with GCA and PMR? How long have...
Did your rheumatologist start Actemra ... How long have you taken Actemra? ... Hopefully the flares will stop as Actemra
Posted: Dec 31, 2023
"The PMRGCAuk forum asked people for a brief summary of their experience with Actemra." --------------------------- If...
brief summary of their experience with Actemra ... forum wish to have information about Actemra ... didn't seem too thrilled that Actemra ... might have been overly excited that Actemra ... I was told Actemra wasn't pertinent
I’ve been taking Actemra injections for 1 1/2 yrs. Feeling good and markers are normal but...
I’ve been taking Actemra injections ... normal but I’d like to discontinue the Actemra ... Has anyone discontinued Actemra as a
@tweetypie13 I received negative feedback on another PMR forum when I sought information about Actemra more...
forum when I sought information about Actemra ... the rules" by treating me with Actemra ... risking very serious side effects from Actemra ... haven't been able to discontinue Actemra ... Actemra seems to keep everything under
"Interesting because a lot of people with pmr have gca." ------------ That was basically why my...
why my rheumatologist wanted to try Actemra ... For me to get Actemra for PMR, it needed ... was that I should be treated with Actemra ... about the research being done with Actemra
Posted: Nov 27, 2024
Because of traveling, I had my Actemra infusion yesterday after 7 weeks instead of 4 weeks....
Because of traveling, I had my Actemra ... and ESR were checked prior to my Actemra ... #39;t reliable when a person is on Actemra ... When I asked if I still needed Actemra ... I still need Actemra.
@pah17 Because I had an emergency where I was losing the vision in my left eye...
started taking weekly injections of Actemra ... prednisone, but I'm still taking the Actemra ... If you do start taking Actemra, it can ... take up to 3 months for the Actemra
Posted: Mar 1 10:59am
No ... I don't think you are crazy. I wouldn't call it a guessing game for...
Actemra worked well for me to treat ... my rheumatologist before starting Actemra ... if he was certain Actemra would work ... He said, "No guarantee that Actemra ... Now I only take Actemra.
Posted: Jul 19, 2025