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Anyone been put on Kevzara to help with prednisone tapering?
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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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!
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.
@lglowac check with Kevzara web, they have some $$$ suggestions
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My wbc went down, switched injections to every 3 wks for 6 wks and WBC returned to normal
@lglowac Hi, I just started Kevzara three weeks ago and I’m not paying anything for it. If you are retired with an income of less than 45K, it’s covered. My Rheumatologist gave me the information to fill out.
@rickman The 'saunas' sold by the company you referenced will not produce the results you mentioned. The benches are too low (below the heat) so core body temp doesn't increase enough to cause the physiological results. You need a real sauna to get the results.
More: https://medium.com/@trumpkin/new-core-body-temp-data-6684af28c241
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1 ReactionGreat advice! thanks so much for posting!
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