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Thankful for Kevzara! The Kevzara targets a different inflammation pathway than the Prednisone. For me, the Kevzara is more powerful than Pred. Defying the predictions, I got relief from Kevzara quickly and dramatically.. I'm still on Prednisone but down to 5 mg. I got down to 3 but I was exercising a lot and had too much pain and stiffness. Diet, a good exercise program and Kevzara/Pred is helping live much more normally. Yesterday I walked 10K steps and it won't take me a month to recover - for the first time in a year! My previous limit was 6K steps. I'll be back at the gym tomorrow!
Oh- absolutely no side effects. Labs are all great.
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I agree with Dadcue. Its great that Kevzara works. I think it should be tried as soon as possible in the PMR journey. The idea being it keeps the PMR controlled while trying to taper off steroids. However it does nothing for the cortisol insufficiency created by the prednisone taper. The pain from adrenal insufficiency is almost identical to PMR pain. From my personal experience even being on low dose has eventual side effects. 5mg is about your taper wall. To reduce below that is going to cause some discomfort but I think its worth it to be off the prednisone. Go real slow in your taper. It can take several months after stopping prednisone but life will get better. Keep exercising.