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PMR - Decreased prednisone and pain returned

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: May 28 1:36pm | Replies (157)
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@nancy53

It seems strange that 1/2mg can make such a difference but it does! I've just tapered from 10.5 to 10 and am having the strangest little pops of pain (not terrible) everywhere! I'll see how I do in the next few days, I want to at least maintain a taper of some sort. Tapering is so individual and apparently quite random in nature. Good luck!

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art43 | @art43 | May 18 9:06am

My rheumy told me at the outset that I would be having some pains during the taper process, implying that I should stick to the taper anyhow. Once my inflammatory markers were normal, any pains were not PMR, so I should not be tempted to think of increasing the prednisone. And so I fought through some level 2 hand/wrist/thumb pains while tapering from 8 to 6, and now I am at 5 with no pains anywhere. Best of luck to you in the journey.

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