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Anyone been put on Kevzara to help with prednisone tapering?

Posted by mrjiles @mrjiles, 5 days ago

I was diagnosed with pmr in November 2025. I was recently reduced to 15 MG of prednisone, I have been down to 12.5 but with that came more stiffness. Starting to have some negative affects on the prednisone. My dr recommended Kevzara to help taper down quicker,I'm just not sure about another drug and its side effects? Has anyone else used this method?

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lglowac | @lglowac | 1 day ago

My rheumatologist is recommending Kevzara if I should have trouble tapering ( just started tapering today) so I looked at costs. Yikes! $5000 a month! My insurance does not cover. I am curious about the cost for those who are taking it. Thanks!

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pike01 | @pike01 | 1 day ago

I tried the Kevzara and thought it was great! Two weeks later I got a call saying WBC bottomed out. I went back off of that because of that negative side effect. That was a bummer. A few weeks later my count returned to normal. I agree, you won’t know till you try it. Just my opinion.

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tweetypie13 | @tweetypie13 | 1 day ago
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My rheumatologist is recommending Kevzara if I should have trouble tapering ( just started tapering today) so I looked at costs. Yikes! $5000 a month! My insurance does not cover. I am curious about the cost for those who are taking it. Thanks!

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@lglowac check with Kevzara web, they have some $$$ suggestions

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tweetypie13 | @tweetypie13 | 1 day ago
In reply to @pike01 "I tried the Kevzara and thought it was great! Two weeks later I got a call..." + (show)
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I tried the Kevzara and thought it was great! Two weeks later I got a call saying WBC bottomed out. I went back off of that because of that negative side effect. That was a bummer. A few weeks later my count returned to normal. I agree, you won’t know till you try it. Just my opinion.

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@pike01
My wbc went down, switched injections to every 3 wks for 6 wks and WBC returned to normal

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