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I had both of my knees replaced while on Prednisone alone which was actively treating PMR....
alone which was actively treating PMR ... My symptoms of PMR were controlled but ... PMR wasn't over and gone. ... was off Prednisone and only doing Actemra ... Actemra is another biologic similar
Posted: Jan 9 9:30am
@vjm0223 That is a common position for a rheumatologist to take. They worry about the rheumatology...
for me to taper off Prednisone after Actemra ... Actemra controlled my inflammation while ... Prednisone is the "only option" for PMR
@aussiedogmom As far as I know ... you are correct. In addition to PMR, I have...
In addition to PMR, I have a condition ... necessarily true because, just like PMR ... 20378734 -------------------------- PMR ... for uveitis but didn't work for PMR ... Uveitis went into remission again but PMR
Posted: Jan 5 9:23am
@brightwood I started on 60 mg of Prednisone in July 2024 for GCA/PMR. While I was...
of Prednisone in July 2024 for GCA/PMR ... I started on Actemra infusions in January ... better after a couple of months on Actemra ... route, as my Part D doesn't cover Actemra
@aisp3b "I must fix my knee to proceed with my decrease in PMR meds." --------------------- My...
knee to proceed with my decrease in PMR ... Being on prednisone to treat PMR isn ... sorted out and done, I still had PMR ... Actemra (tocilizumab) allowed me to ... I don't have PMR relapses anymore
Posted: Dec 28, 2025
@abbeyc "I believe the doctors kept me on Prednisone much longer than needed because they could...
flawed because that assumes all pain is PMR ... causing all the pain and it might not be PMR ... I'm grateful for Actemra because ... Actemra has taken PMR out of the overall ... picture because I no longer have PMR
Posted: Feb 23 10:25am
You started on a high dose for someone with PMR! I started at 60 to treat...
started on a high dose for someone with PMR ... I started at 60 to treat GCA and PMR ... I've been taking Actemra for a year
Posted: Feb 21 2:18pm
@stonewheel I learn stuff all the time and by no means am I qualified to give...
She said as long as Actemra was controlling ... PMR and I didn't need Prednisone ... and slightly more than a year after Actemra
Posted: Feb 9 8:17pm
Hi, Julie, What is the source of your information that CRP and ESR labs are no...
on monthly biologic infusions for PMR ... I was briefly on Actemra, now on Tyenne ... My rheumatologist says it isn’t PMR
Hi @peaceprevail7, may we know what medication you are on for PMR and GCA? What quantified...
know what medication you are on for PMR ... rheumatologists originally said I had RA and PMR ... ask my ophthalmologist to prescribe Actemra
@caroljeand Let's hope so! I don't want to stop the celebration but the game isn't over...
Actemra was working for PMR/GCA but ... my ophthalmologist said Actemra wasn ... My ophthalmologist switched Actemra ... memo wasn't sent for treating PMR ... is the "only option" for PMR