Connect
← Return to Wait 4 flare to happen B4 starting Kevzara or ?
Discussion
Wait 4 flare to happen B4 starting Kevzara or ?
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: 4 days ago | Replies (26)Comment receiving replies
i started i
last February on 15 mg of prednisone for 2 weeks; then 12.5mg for 2 weeks then 10mg for 2 weeks. after that it was 9mg a day for month and so on.... I was in remission for awhile but when i hit 4mg it all came back. now ny Rheumal
togist is suggesting Kevzara? I don't like reading about the side effects that could occur.
My brother sent me an article from Time Magazine about researches finally figuring out what the root of the problem is for PMR. They say that it's not about the muscles. It's the dehydration between the Fascia & the Tissues that's causing the problem. Has anyone else heard about this? The product is a Supplement called "Facial". You take 2 pills a day 1 in morning and 1 at night alongside Prednisone. I Might give it a try. Greg in Bay area
Replies to "i started i last February on 15 mg of prednisone for 2 weeks; then 12.5mg for..."
Connect
@geese1
Thank you for sharing. I just searched for "research re PMR being due to dehydration between fascia and tissue." It says there's a 2026 study of "exercise induced dehydration" but it has no causal issues for PMR from what I read. Might want to research for yourself further. It seems there's always a new product for us to try for anything that ails us!! :-). Thanks for sharing it. I'm so sorry to hear you had a bad flare after tapering down to 4mg. My Rheumatologist wants me to start Kevzara too. It's kind of a trade off I guess. Prednisone is so bad for our bodies too that the sooner we can get off of it the better. I've seen posts here that Kevzara takes 6-8 weeks to build up in our system. It's something we each have to decide. Every drug has possible side effects. Many people here use it with no issues. I hope you find a solution that works for you. Blessings.