@grownupcf ….Ok, breathe, and wait. Kevzara can take up to 3 months to kick in. I was at abt 8-10 mg of prednisone when I started Kevzara. I was able to taper off prednisone totally by 3 months after starting the Kevzara.
I have no other health issues to deal with.
I’m sorry, if the following is a repeat, I don’t recall your history.
Have you passed thru the cortisol stage? That will have a slowing effect on your tapering. Is it PMR or cortisol issues? Here’s a bit from AI
“ Tapering Challenges: When patients undergo long-term steroid treatment, natural cortisol production can slow down or temporarily stop. As the steroid dosage is lowered, the body must adjust, leading to symptoms that can feel like a PMR relapse.”
As for tapering….. my drs advice was not to drop more than 10% at a time….stay at that dose until pain free for at minimum 2 weeks before tapering again .
As I got lower it was harder to taper (sometimes only .5 taper) and I stayed at steady pace until I was truly pain free.
Kevzara did help me, but getting there is still a journey.
Rushing won’t help PMR leave your body, our ultimate goal.
As for Kevzara, their website is pretty good with info.
Keep asking questions……we all learn.