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My doctor had to jump through some hoops to get Actemra approved for PMR. The authorization...
to jump through some hoops to get Actemra ... approved for PMR. ... Even with Actemra, I had to stay on ... Actemra prevented a flare of PMR.
When did you start the Kevzara injections? How long has PMR been treated with prednisone? -----------------------------...
How long has PMR been treated with ... When I started Actemra injections . ... rheumatologist said I needed to give Actemra ... I was reasonably certain that PMR was ... controlled by Actemra after 3 months
Kevzara is probably more effective and also probably has fewer side effects. It depends on the...
I take Actemra to control GCA and PMR ... Actemra is similar to Kevzara, as both ... #39;t had any side effects from the Actemra
Posted: Aug 15 7:25am
My DNA was always Northern European (Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Poland) with my grandparents speaking those languages....
My rheumatologist handed me a PMR printed ... However, ten years before the PMR, my ... After 18 months of severe PMR I have ... I'm in that small minority of PMR ... Prednisone (started at 60) and start Actemra
Some people would say Kevzara does nothing to directly improve your cortisol level if you have...
Hopefully, Actemra or Kevzara will ... because of Actemra. ... Without Actemra, I would never have ... stopped Prednisone and remained on Actemra ... The advantage that Actemra and Kevzara
I had the same experience with Actemra. I was instructed to stay on 3 mg when...
I had the same experience with Actemra ... Actemra made tapering easier. ... decreasing 1 mg per month until I felt like Actemra ... cortisol level was adequate with no PMR
Methotrexate can work really well for some people with PMR, but I think recent research shows...
work really well for some people with PMR ... the methotrexate toxicity caused the PMR ... I have heard that Actemra is a more ... and have that treatment fail before Actemra
Posted: Aug 16 4:17am
So delighted to read the daily "scientific experiment" of our autoimmune life journey. Then the "Spoon...
After 18 months with severe PMR, finally ... Tomorrow I will schedule my first Actemra ... I started on 20 mg for a week for PMR
I had PMR for a year before I got diagnosed. I thought it was due to...
I had PMR for a year before I got diagnosed ... About 7 months after the PMR started ... The risk of not being treated for PMR ... But even people being treated for PMR ... I was treated with prednisone and Actemra
Discussion: PMR, no drugs?
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Aug 15 3:45pm
As @seniormed suggests enthesitis happens where tendons, ligaments, and joint capsules attach to bones. These pains...
around and are hard to distinguish from PMR ... spondyloarthritis and still have PMR ... I have reactive arthritis with PMR on ... it doesn't guarantee you have PMR ... diagnosed until a biologic called Actemra
Posted: 4 days ago
I'm not sure about Actemra giving back control. In a way... prednisone takes control. Prednisone isn't...
I'm not sure about Actemra giving ... I suspected it wasn't only for PMR ... At least with Actemra ... ... I worry about being on Actemra but my ... I hope that Actemra will make it easier
Discussion: Actemra Infusions
Posted: Jun 1 9:42am
"Actemra inhibits IL-6, but there are other substances that cause the inflammation from PMR and GCA,"...
"Actemra inhibits IL-6, but there ... substances that cause the inflammation from PMR ... 17 inhibition is being studied for PMR ... '%20Data%20in%20IL,in%20both%20PMR ... For now, I'm content to stay on Actemra
Posted: Jun 7 11:11am
It's amazing that every time I am encountering a PMR issue, I open this website and...
that every time I am encountering a PMR ... tapering off methylprednisolone and I get Actemra ... rheumatologist just said that if the Actemra
Posted: Jul 18 5:51pm