Hi John and thanks for responding. I'd like to read the article but don't have a sign in and need to go out and run some errands. I will try to sign up when I return. From what I could gather from a few paragraphs, there is not set dosage for pred for pmr, but I'm sure I read that wrong. There are probably plenty of articles on how a baseline dosage was created. I'm wondering though, if I asked, if docs would at least try this on me, since I have every side effect on the list already. I do wonder if the inflammation from PMR increases without medicinal intervention. That is one thing that I do find concerning. My doc seems to think that keeping me med free for over a month is fine. I have an ultrasound scheduled for 4/30 and last time I saw her was early in March, so....
I just wonder.
I'm thinking of asking for labs next week just to see where I am. I don't want inflammation to get to dangerous levels.
Anyway, thanks again for your info and help.