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Kevzara or Methotrexate

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Apr 7 8:27pm | Replies (37)

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There is no requirement to be under 10 mg of Prednisone before starting Kevzara. I think 10 mg is roughly the dose that people often begin to experience more difficulty with tapering their Prednisone dose lower. It is hard to say why this happens. It could be withdrawal symptoms or increased activity of PMR symptoms. No two people are the same. I don't think having difficulty at 14 mg would be too unusual. Tapering by 1 mg every 7-10 days might be too fast though.

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@dadcue thank you! My husband and I just talked about going to 2 weeks and see how that goes. My rheumy was the one who said 7 days, but I think it's too soon.