http://www.rheumatoidarthritisguy.com/2010/06/actemra-systemic-juvenile-idiopathic-arthritis/ Adventures of a superhero on his journey through chronic pain and debilitating inflammation Sun, 30 Jun 2013 03:49:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.rheumatoidarthritisguy.com/2010/06/actemra-systemic-juvenile-idiopathic-arthritis/#comment-2830 patricksmom Sun, 11 Jul 2010 07:14:09 +0000 http://www.rheumatoidarthritisguy.com/?p=10206#comment-2830 My son has had JRA since age 11. No doctor put him on any medication until age 14–methotrexate. School was a complete loss that year and half the next. Then the methotrexate was removed and Enbrel was started and it helped for a year or two, but now pain and swelling are back and methotrexate seems to be the only option. I’m going to look into actemra.

]]> http://www.rheumatoidarthritisguy.com/2010/06/actemra-systemic-juvenile-idiopathic-arthritis/#comment-2795 Laurie Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:54:54 +0000 http://www.rheumatoidarthritisguy.com/?p=10206#comment-2795 wish my insurance would get on board with Actemra….it always has to be a battle for new meds.

]]> http://www.rheumatoidarthritisguy.com/2010/06/actemra-systemic-juvenile-idiopathic-arthritis/#comment-2792 Jennifer Tue, 22 Jun 2010 22:40:43 +0000 http://www.rheumatoidarthritisguy.com/?p=10206#comment-2792 Morning!
Yes I am on Actemra here in Australia. I have had about 10 infusions and it is working well I don’t have many side effects just tired after my infusion for a day or 2 and a stuffy nose. I was in pain a few weeks ago but in was my fibro playing up and not my RA so I am lowering my pred again – down to 12.5mg YAY!
It is meant to be having some amazing results.

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