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Kevzara (sarilumab) is self administered by an injection under the skin -- it isn't given as...
It is FDA approved for PMR but not GCA ... It is FDA approved for GCA but not PMR ... I had a great results from Actemra ... I have PMR, reactive arthritis and uveitis ... I have no side effects from Actemra.
Posted: Sep 23 2:08pm
I have seen lots of posts where MTX did not work. Its an RA drug being...
have shown IL-6 to be elevated in PMR ... Actemra is designed to treat GCA as ... Kevzara is the PMR drug.
Posted: Oct 25 11:49am
I had those conversations with my rheumatologist too. For the most part she always believed me...
#39;t one to complain too much about PMR ... neuralgia long before I was diagnosed with PMR ... I actually said PMR was was a "blessing ... When I started on Actemra (tocilizumab
Posted: Oct 26 6:07pm
Thank-you for saying that. I think I'm doing "reasonably well" but I wouldn't go so far...
to my rheumatologist about stopping Actemra ... Actemra was stopped when uveitis resurfaced ... Then PMR resurfaced when I was off Actemra ... Actemra was stopped a second time during ... Unfortunately, PMR symptoms returned
Posted: Sep 26 8:20am
I just wish to say that Actemra should help with PMR but it takes time. I...
I just wish to say that Actemra should ... help with PMR but it takes time. ... 12 years for "refractory" PMR ... It took me a year after starting Actemra ... My symptoms on Actemra aren't like
Posted: Nov 2 9:39am
Hello again everyone, I’m curious about Actemra side effects. Methotrexate gave me terrible headaches and Kevzara...
again everyone, I’m curious about Actemra ... is the same binding ingredient in Actemra ... If I can’t use Actemra, I’m told it ... mg prednisone for newly diagnosed PMR ... I pray I can try Actemra with no problems
Posted: Nov 14 4:20pm
The 5-7 mg dose of Prednisone is what I call the "adrenal zone" because that is...
This pain is very similar to PMR pain ... when I was originally diagnosed with PMR ... Actemra allowed me to do this. ... the pain crisis was more severe than PMR ... pain but I thought it was a PMR flare
Posted: Nov 11 11:44am
Kevzara is now an option for me since it was FDA approved for PMR in February...
for me since it was FDA approved for PMR ... biologics that were FDA approved for PMR ... Now my PMR is said to be in remission ... Either one should work for PMR but maybe ... not for everyone with PMR.
Posted: Nov 11 11:17am
I never had a problem with a-fib but Prednisone can certainly cause a-fib or make it...
Actemra might be an ideal medication ... prednisone for more than 12 years after PMR ... Actemra got me off Prednisone but it ... I noticed an improvement in my PMR symptoms ... to control my PMR symptoms.
I'm another person that worked up to a starting dose of 40 mg after being diagnosed...
of 40 mg after being diagnosed with PMR ... my rheumatologist said my case of PMR ... complicated." When a biologic called Actemra
Posted: Nov 7 1:07pm
"With testing, PMR was declared in remission at 10." ---------------------- How was this done? There is...
"With testing, PMR was declared ... on prednisone for 10 years to treat PMR ... However, when Actemra was started it ... He said, "at this stage PMR won& ... again when I go too long without an Actemra
Posted: Nov 6 10:07am
The "prednisone fix" as you call it is the only way I can get out of...
prednisone, and I currently have no PMR ... While we have active PMR, the body needs ... would have been able to fight off the PMR ... Actemra is probably not for me. ... infections, both high risk problems with Actemra
How do you know when you have achieved remission? How do you tell when you have...
than 12 years for "active" PMR ... being treated with a biologic called Actemra ... for active PMR. ... However, I can't tell if PMR is ... --- how do you know if PMR is active
Posted: Dec 9, 2022
I was originally diagnosed with PMR over 2 years ago. I went on a 10 month...
I was originally diagnosed with PMR ... , and started monthly infusions of Actemra ... tapering off or reducing the dose of Actemra ... there has experience with stopping the Actemra
I was taking prednisone daily for 13 years before Actemra was tried. It takes time for...
prednisone daily for 13 years before Actemra ... It takes time for Actemra to start working ... also have aches and pains similar to PMR ... I'm still doing Actemra injections ... every 10 days to treat PMR and some
Here is a list of medications that are in various phases of development. https://www.gabionline.net/biosimilars/general/Biosimilars-of-tocilizumab It seems...
pharmaceutical companies have noticed that Actemra ... Actemra has been around for a relatively ... diseases is seen, I think the cost of Actemra ... Kevara being approved for PMR was a ... huge development for PMR sufferers.
Yes ... I was offered Actemra (tocilizumab) for PMR after "all other treatment alternatives failed." That...
I was offered Actemra (tocilizumab) ... for PMR after "all other treatment ... I'm somewhat dismayed Actemra wasn ... starting from a dose of 40 mg when PMR ... Synovitis is associated with both PMR