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@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
@alandy233 & re: Jeff. I also have PMR/GCA. My rheumatologist put me on 60 mg of...
I also have PMR/GCA. ... During that year I was also placed on Actemra ... Fortunately, the Actemra worked very ... heal so I had to come off my meds ( Actemra ... & PMR. Certainly not for me.
Posted: Jan 13 5:55pm
Also, infusions are covered by Medicare B, so there pretty much free. My kevzara had to...
the only option left for me and my pmr ... But actemra would be the better choice
Discussion: Is it PMR?
Posted: Jan 13 2:12pm
@alandy233 I'm sorry you are having such difficult problems with your vision. I was fortunate that...
began taking weekly injections of Actemra ... after I was diagnosed with GCA and PMR ... none of you doctors have suggested Actemra ... When I google "does Actemra help ... Reduces Steroid Taper Relapses: Actemra
Posted: Jan 12 5:41pm
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
@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