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Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Sep 17 10:59am | Replies (68)Comment receiving replies
I;m happy for you that you got to taper that fast. You want off prednisone quick as you can. At 6mg your adrenal gland wants to start working again,as it should. The only way off is a very slow taper...i mean like half or quarter mg per month...let your adrenals come back to life and take over from prednisone. There will be a minor flare with each taper..try to tough it out if you can .If you can't then go back up to previous dosage. Me: diagnosed this past April...down to 8mg. Took my first shot of kevzara 2 days ago. I'm upset that I have to take a dangerous drug now just to get off prednisone. If you are on 6 mg think hard before going on that...try an anti-inflammatory diet instead.
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@mp7good advice abt taper, my dr said no more than 25% drop and stay at that level until plain free,
…..I am 80yo female been on Kevzara for a year +. Now In the process of trying to taper off a second time. I don’t take meds even for a headache , and this process has been brutal on my psyche. (Sound familiar?)
I must add I have no other health issues.
With that said, open your eyes to alternative ways. I wasted 6 months resisting the Kevzara, until the DR. explained that IT WOULD HELP ME GET OFF PREDNISONE. Kevzara takes up to 3 months to kick in, at which point I was fully off of prednisone.
Also, any pain you experience…is it PMR pain or part of life pain?
Re: the warning of side effects, with no other health issues, my concern was the possible infection increase. So far so good.