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There are different benefits to all three ways of getting Actemra. I have done all three...
benefits to all three ways of getting Actemra ... I had a flare but not a PMR flare. ... Humira didn't control my PMR pain ... Weekly injections of Actemra worked ... until a supply shortage of Actemra
Posted: Jul 8 1:36pm
I didn't start to feel that much better until I was completely off prednisone. I had...
I had to keep telling myself that Actemra ... Actemra takes a while to work and doesn ... took Prednisone for 12 years to treat PMR ... I still have some pain but PMR is well ... have other rheumatology problems but PMR
Discussion: Actemra Infusions
Posted: Jun 2 1:09pm
Yes, some people who take Actemra have to keep talking prednisone. Actemra inhibits IL-6, but there...
Yes, some people who take Actemra have ... Actemra inhibits IL-6, but there are ... substances that cause the inflammation from PMR
Posted: Jun 7 10:29am
I had PMR for about a year before being diagnosed, and GCA for about 5 months....
I had PMR for about a year before being ... I have been taking Actemra injections ... Actemra is similar to Kevzara in that ... haven't had any issues with the Actemra
Posted: Jun 10 9:19am
"Therapy is based on empiric experiences because few randomized clinical trials are available to guide treatment...
prednisone that worked to control my PMR ... with Prednisone for 12 years before Actemra ... PMR was refractory and I was still on ... Prednisone dose more rapidly after Actemra ... Actemra works well for me.
Posted: Jun 15 2:49pm
Mayo Connect is a good resource. There are many people in the USA being started on...
being started on Kevzara to treat PMR ... I had a fantastic response to Actemra ... rheumatologist said to me before starting Actemra ... year to taper off Prednisone after Actemra
Posted: Jun 18 1:49pm
"I will be off Methylprednisolone in 6 days and will keep up the Actemra infusions. I...
Methylprednisolone in 6 days and will keep up the Actemra ... No one can say if that's the Actemra ... or the PMR.
Posted: Jul 26 8:49am
That taper seems unnecessarily fast. I'm tapering prednisone, and I also take weekly Actemra injections. The...
prednisone, and I also take weekly Actemra ... The Actemra controls the inflammation ... from my GCA and PMR. ... re not taking a biologic drug like Actemra
Posted: Jul 2 3:05pm
I started methoprednosone at 48 mg daily when first diagnosed with pmr/gca. Then would reduce 1...
mg daily when first diagnosed with pmr ... I got to 6mg daily we started the Actemra ... still taking the weekly injection of Actemra
Posted: Jul 19 3:44pm
Leg pain has been one of my symptoms off and on since I was diagnosed with...
and on since I was diagnosed with PMR ... worse and I was finally diagnosed with PMR ... interspinous bursitis, which can be caused by PMR ... I've now been on Actemra for 2 months ... leg pain, a cortisone shot and now Actemra
Duration of prednisone use is probably the single factor that most determines both the onset of...
other autoimmune conditions before PMR ... After PMR was diagnosed all of that ... guess what might have happened if Actemra
Posted: Jul 17 8:18am
I was on Kevzara for 8 months for PMR. It did help PMR symptoms but didn't...
I was on Kevzara for 8 months for PMR ... It did help PMR symptoms but didn&#39 ... I was offered Actemra by my doctor and ... care doctor encouraged me to go on Actemra ... the drug that long, so I am now on Actemra
Hello, and welcome to the forum. It is active, and there are quite a few people...
started treatment June 28th of 2024 for PMR ... started taking weekly injections of Actemra ... had any symptoms at all of GCA or PMR ... down to 35 mg, plus I started taking Actemra ... Have your doctors discussed Actemra?
Posted: Jul 18 3:04pm
Twelve years of PMR along with Prednisone took every ounce of stamina from me. It has...
Twelve years of PMR along with Prednisone ... Both PMR and prednisone can contribute ... do if I still needed prednisone for PMR ... Thanks to Actemra, I didn't think ... Prednisone was needed for PMR anymore
Posted: Jul 16 6:40pm
"I still do not personally know anyone who like me has pmr, in 7 years." ---------------------...
personally know anyone who like me has pmr ... were breaking the rules for treating PMR ... from one or two "self proclaimed PMR ... associated with spondyloarthritis and not PMR ... taper off Prednisone even though the PMR
Posted: Jun 7 9:58am
"I guess this is pretty much a "see how it goes" routine for now. A whole...
I only know that I was in a PMR world ... Since starting Actemra, I had a rough
Posted: Jun 26 7:05am
Doc, I have been under treatment for GCA and PMR for 12 months. I started at...
have been under treatment for GCA and PMR ... I have also been taking weekly Actemra ... or symptoms at all from the GCA or PMR ... the combination of prednisone and Actemra
Discussion: PMR/GCA
Posted: Jul 8 7:46am