Thanks for your comments. I had my infusion yesterday. I have had no side effects since being on Actemra.
I have RA throughout, mainly in spine. I still need to be on RX pain medication, trigger point and epidurals. I just came home from an epidural for Siatica pain which I've had for about a year. Not sure whether or not Actemra is working on its own or a combination of meds, PT, pain management working all together.

I have been on Actemra for about two years and haven't had ahh major problems with side effects. I tend to be a bit headachy for a couple days and feel wiped out for a couple days. I have been on Remicade (lots of side effects) and Orencia (only a couple minor side effects) infusions over the past eleven years that I've received infusions. Actemra has been pretty easy for me to take as RA meds go. I hope you have a good experience with it!!

Was was on Actemra for about 3 years. The major side effect for me was it lowered my white blood cell count & I had to stop the infusions & wait a few weeks till the count built back up before I could continue. This meant I wasn't always getting it regularly or every 30 days to be effective. It did help with the pain in the beginning but after about 2 1/2 years it became less helpful for me. I finally switched to Xeljanz.

I've been on Actemra for 2 years. No side effects and am in remission for at least 18 months