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Kevzara and elevated liver enzymes ALT AST
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Jan 29 11:07am | Replies (7)Comment receiving replies
I started Kevzara in November 2023. I was able to taper off Prednisone in about 3-4 months. All was fine until at the one year mark my ALT and AST increased suddenly. Rhuemie took me off Kevzara and in about 3 weeks my PMR pain returned and my CRP shot way up. So now back on 20 mg of prednisone again. Now I feel great but imagine it won’t last. With Kevzara the pain gradually crept back in and probably will with the prednisone
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That is so unfortunate. You were doing so well and then all of a sudden… Are you saying that your PMR pain that gradually crept back in was when you were on Kevzara?
I’ve been on Kevzara for 10 mos. 3 of those months were while tapering off of prednisone and the remaining 7 mos have been on Kevzara alone. My pain is mostly gone and has been since starting Kevzara. I’ve had no side effects and for the past 3 months I have been taking my Kevzara every 3 weeks instead of every two weeks. I’m anxious to get off of it for the same reasons we all want to be drug free but the cost is my other driving force. The drug company discontinued my assistance and it’s just prohibitive.