twice and was able to taper off of prednisone ... don't have any experience with Actemra ... by members when searching for "Actemra ... and prednisone +remission" - https ... search=Actemra+and+prednisone+%2Bremission

I took prednisone for Covid an immediately ... I had to stay on prednisone, it was ... see rheumatologist again, he lowered prednisone ... , and 50% patients went into remussion ... I live in a country where Actemra is

Generally, the belief is if Prednisone ... matter how long a patient stays on prednisone ... is safer for me than long term Prednisone ... personal experience with long term Prednisone ... of patients not ‘enough to sustain remission

It was prednisone by default because ... My treatment with Actemra has achieved ... remission of PMR and is also preventing ... pain while we wait for PMR to go into remission ... It can be a long wait for remission

I think Actemra controls the pain longer ... than prednisone. ... I do think the faster remission happens ... Prednisone might be better for fast ... remission but it isn’t sustained well

After a period of remission, I experienced ... I restarted prednisone in September ... In March 2025, I began monthly Actemra ... -style prednisone taper. ... while continuing Actemra, I don’t want

The option was Actemra (tocilizumab) ... used to prevent uveitis flares while Actemra ... Uveitis was soon in remission again ... I wanted to be off Prednisone so Actemra ... now been successfully treated with Actemra

only about half of the patients on Actemra ... were able to get to 0 mg of prednisone ... able to achieve a "sustained remission ... " in 52 weeks compared to Prednisone ... for remission was much less and also

Keep in mind that I was taking Actemra ... without Actemra. ... After Actemra was started, I tapered ... Uveitis went back into remission but ... When Actemra was restarted I tapered

for GCA in 2017. "Remission ... Sustained remission was defined as remission ... through Week 52 and adherence to the prednisone ... More importantly, I have been off Prednisone ... and I have mostly recovered from my Prednisone

3months prednisone taper post Large ... Nov 24 Simultaneous commencement of Actemera ... Remission achieved within a month , ... Expect to cease Actemera Nov 2025 . ... ie 12 months Actemera treatment.

Eventually, I was able to taper off Prednisone ... After Actemra was started for PMR, I ... was able to taper off Prednisone again ... a month or two to put it back into remission ... I only do a monthly infusion of Actemra

With Actemra and other treatments which ... achieve remission quicker without adrenal ... achieve a "steroid free sustained remission ... currently do monthly infusions of Actemra ... I got off Prednisone almost 5 years

GCA patients as defined by sustained remission ... within a year of starting Actemra. ... significantly less when treated with Actemra ... When Actemra works ... it works well ... There are potential side effects from Actemra

and I never did achieve a lasting remission ... When Actemra was tried, I achieved remission ... when I don't receive a monthly Actemra ... I need long term treatment with Actemra ... I do a monthly infusion of Actemra instead

flares of reactive arthritis with Prednisone ... I stayed in remission for a year or ... until Actemra was tried. ... purely my choice to go back on Actemra ... since my last flare of uveitis so Actemra

and wrists when I was at about 5 mg Prednisone ... You said are on Acterma for a year now ... - for are you officially in remission ... several months I have tapered to zero Prednisone

I also knew when I was in remission ... It was hard to know when PMR was in remission ... #1 Actemra allowed me to lower my ... #2 Actemra doesn't suppress ... Actemra worked well for the PMR part

When Actemra (tocilizumab) addressed ... PMR stays in remission as long as I ... do a monthly infusion of Actemra. ... Some people have "sustained remissions ... " and are able to discontinue Actemra

Another year elapsed before Actemra ... distant history and thought to be in remission ... Without going into details, Actemra ... Since Actemra allowed me to maintain ... I chose Actemra instead of Humira.