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Chronic Fatigue while tapering Prednisone for PMR

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Apr 21 9:44am | Replies (95)
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@jkristinsson2014

I was diagnosed with PMR in December 2023 but the symptoms began in late August. The rheumatologist prescribed 10 mg of prednisone & it started relieving the symptoms almost immediately. I saw her again in January & she suggested I begin slowly tapering off to see how low a doseage I could tolerate. I have tapered down to 4mgs (for 3 days). There is some increased pain in my hands but it is definitely tolerable. The main change I notice is increased fatigue. Wondering if anyone else has experienced this.

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John, Volunteer Mentor | @johnbishop | Apr 17 5:20pm

Hello @jkristinsson2014, You are not alone with your increased feeling of fatigue while tapering off of prednisone. You will notice that we merged your post into an existing discussion on the same topic here so that you can learn what others have shared about fatigue while tapering off of prednisone:
--- Chronic Fatigue while tapering Prednisone for PMR: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/chronic-fatiguewhile-tapering-prednisone-for-pmr/

@edwardh, @dadcue, @mtr2601, and others have all shared their experiences with fatigue, PMR and tapering and may have additional thoughts to share with you.

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sandysomers | @sandysomers | Apr 19 9:13am

I was also diagnosed in December 2023, symptoms started in mid-November. When 20 mg of prednisone didn't do the trick, I was switched to methylprednisolone (48 mg), tapering down to 8 mg within 2 months. When I got down to 6 mg I had crazy stiff and painful wrists and hands - something new for me. I also had fatigue and nausea. Once I stabilize at each level for at least a week, I taper again. On April 1st I tapered to 3mg. Today I bumped back to 4 mg as I can't handle the debilitating fatigue which is getting worse by the day. I have an appointment with my endocrinologist next week to see if he can shed any light on my adrenals.

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