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@cheraloha I too have taken 3 Kevzara injections, as of 2/3/26. I'm at 15 mg of Prednisone. I’ve been on Prednisone for 3 months. I started with 40mg and started Kevzara at 20mg. Currently I am at 10mg. I’m wondering how fast to taper now that I’m on Kevzara. I see my Rheumatologist in ten days for bloodwork and to update her on my daily Prednisone amount. Do you have a new tapering plan?

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cheraloha | @cheraloha | Feb 8 5:27pm

@stonewheel Thank you for your reply. I've been on prednisone for a year. I started at 15 mg, had to go up to 20 and was able to taper down to 10 mgs over time. Once I tapered to 5 mgs, the symptoms came back. I upped the dosage to 7 mgs and have been holding there (with pain and stiffness) since I started Kevzara. I'm not really sure when I should start tapering down again and need to have a conversation with my rheumatologist. In the meantime, I'm just hoping for relief and my assumption is that once I feel better, I can begin to taper. I have not noticed a difference yet, but like you, I've only had three injections.

Please keep me posted once you learn more about tapering on Kevzara.

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