Congratulations on tapering to 8 mg of Prednisone, that is awesome!! Kevzara is definitely the first hope, aside from Prednisone, that we have had to to treat PMR. Kevzara was actually approved for the treatment of PMR in February 2023 and it looks like there are a growing number of our group members who have started using it. Hopefully you will hear some good reports from them. This info from Regeneron may be helpful https://www.google.com/url?q=https://investor.regeneron.com/news-releases/news-release-details/kevzarar-sarilumab-approved-fda-first-and-only-biologic&sa=U&sqi=2&ved=2ahUKEwiT55bmhu-BAxU9nGoFHfuDBPgQFnoECAcQAQ&usg=AOvVaw0ddRjR1js_3LSda96CQjDE.

I was placed on Kevzara but unfortunately had to stop treatment due to a benign hepatic liver cysts that enlarged during my one month of treatment. I did not have any other side effects but did not have any relief from my pain either. My doctor actually started me on Kevzara before we attempted to taper my prednisone (which is apparently what they did during the trials). It looks like a few members may be trying to reduce/stop prednisone use before they start Kevzara but I am not sure if I misunderstood their comments. I hope this info is helpful and I pray that your normal is just around the corner! ❤️