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Actemra (tocilizumab) is FDA approved ... Kevzara (Sarilumab) is FDA approved for PMR ... biologics "might work" for PMR ... #34;will work." I was given Actemra ... for PMR with the understanding that

Discussion: Newly Diagnosed with PMR: Anyone 51 or had it a long long time?

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Posted: Jul 17, 2024

I know the feeling about tapering too quickly. I was accustomed to fast tapers before PMR...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/286645/

was accustomed to fast tapers before PMR ... Are you taking Actemra for GCA? ... too many people who get prescribed Actemra ... for PMR.

Discussion: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR): Meet others & Share Your Story

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Posted: Aug 1, 2020

"Interesting because a lot of people with pmr have gca." ------------ That was basically why my...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1180688/

Interesting because a lot of people with pmr ... why my rheumatologist wanted to try Actemra ... For me to get Actemra for PMR, it needed ... was that I should be treated with Actemra ... about the research being done with Actemra

Discussion: Do not want to take steroids.

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Posted: Nov 27, 2024

I had to remain on 3 mg for about 6 months. My 8 a.m. cortisol level...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1234350/

I didn’t have a flare was because Actemra ... kept PMR at bay. ... off prednisone now but I still need Actemra

Discussion: If you have tapering problems below 5 mg this might explain why.

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Feb 11 10:24am

Hi, There is scientific literature that makes a connection between mono and developing MS later in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1263348/

Actemra, a biologic is one of the medications ... prescribed in treatment of PMR. ... of the risks associated with taking Actemra ... Having had Mono as a teen and taking Actemra ... for PMR, this MS risk triad was discussed

Discussion: Connection between the Epstein Barr virus and PMR

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Posted: Mar 21 9:37am

Hello @pmrhater, Welcome to Connect. I've never taken Actemra for PMR but earlier in this discussion...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/766930/

I've never taken Actemra for PMR ... this discussion @cadi posted about Actemra ... Financial Support for RA Patients | ACTEMRA ... ® (tocilizumab): https://www.actemra.com

Discussion: Anyone tried Actemra (Tocilizumab) to treat PMR? FDA approved for GCA

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 29, 2022

Do you still take Actemra for PMR? Have you been able to stay in remission when...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/824157/

Do you still take Actemra for PMR? ... been able to stay in remission when Actemra ... prednisone for more than 12 years for PMR ... Actemra allowed me to taper off prednisone ... but I had a couple of relapses when Actemra

Discussion: PMR: Are there treatment alternatives to Prednisone?

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Posted: Mar 10, 2023

I started with Actemra injections on January 1st, 2019. It took me over a year to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1367908/

I started with Actemra injections on ... I have never relapsed while on Actemra ... but PMR symptoms gradually return and ... Being off Actemra for 6 months was tough ... After Actemra was restarted I easily

Discussion: Just Started Actemra

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Aug 10 5:26pm

@johnbishop , this is my first major pain flair and I will discuss with Rheumatologist at...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/145038/

hands hurt from that, but nothing like PMR ... I find PMR to be one of the most painful ... a clinical trial of Tocilizumab (Actemra ... ) for PMR ?

Discussion: Tapering off of Prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 25, 2020

Hi @jayflo, I thought you might be interested in the following information until a member who...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/211441/

/Tolcilizumab for PMR responds. ... pmc/articles/PMC4663453/ Starting Actemra ... for PMR, RA and GCA looking for others ... currently using Actemra? ... https://www.drugs.com/answers/starting-actemra-pmr-ra-gca-actemra

Discussion: New Diagnosis of Polymyalgia Rheumatica (Husband)

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jan 8, 2019

Interesting presentation about a study that was recently published in JAMA. https://edhub.ama-assn.org/jn-learning/video-player/18724066 I was steroid dependent...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/784940/

Actemra works for me and I have been ... I still take Actemra for PMR but without ... rheumtologist thinks I'm better off taking Actemra ... other autoimmune problems besides PMR

Discussion: Anyone tried Actemra (Tocilizumab) to treat PMR? FDA approved for GCA

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 14, 2022

"I’ve been prednisone free for 6 months now and feel my age (70)." ----------------- I have...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1351646/

years but I'm being treated with Actemra ... for PMR instead of Prednisone. ... PMR made me feel like I had suddenly

Discussion: Diagnosed with PMR 16 days ago.

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Posted: Jul 19 11:47am

Hello @mahernm, happy Veteran's Day as of tomorrow (November 11th, 2023). You may notice, I moved...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/962234/

an existing discussion titled: "Actemra ... (tocilizumab) to treat PMR? ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/actemra-tocilizumab-to-treat-pmr ... and PMR. @ @dadcue, @dontknowitall53 ... all shared their experiences with actemra

Discussion: Anyone tried Actemra (Tocilizumab) to treat PMR? FDA approved for GCA

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 10, 2023

No problem. I don't know too much about Kevzara. I will be looking forward to your...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/974998/

I only know about Actemra but it isn ... 't FDA approved for PMR. ... Actemra is approved for the treatment ... I'm very happy with Actemra! ... I was lucky to get Actemra for PMR.

Discussion: PMR Dosages and Managing Symptoms

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Posted: Dec 4, 2023

Not much can be done about the adrenal suppression and a low cortisol level. It is...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1356930/

In the past, if PMR was still active ... With Actemra and other treatments which ... currently do monthly infusions of Actemra ... for PMR.

Discussion: small red blotches on skin

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Posted: Jul 26 11:27am

I don't think I would take a biologic if I had a history of cancer. My...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1277819/

apparently some cancer patients are given Actemra ... Covid patients were treated with Actemra ... He says Actemra isn't "optimal ... Actemra targeted PMR but seems to work

Discussion: Better to be in some pain or better to up the dose of prednisone?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Apr 9 11:14am