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PMR - Decreased prednisone and pain returned
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: May 28, 2024 | Replies (157)Comment receiving replies
I sympathize. Same situation here except I was only down to 7.5 mg from 15. Went down another 1/2 mg to 7 and was in severe pain again...shoulders and arms mostly. So I went back up on dosage and am now back to 10 mg with no significant improvement. Still waking up with the horrible "locked-up" pain and stiffness in my shoulders. Very discouraged.
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Getting past the 7 mg prednisone barrier can be very difficult. I had the same problem. Adrenal insufficiency was causing my problem. Symptoms seem to arise when people taper down to this 7 mg dose of prednisone.
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Perhaps you were never on high enough of a dose for an adequate time to put PMR into remission before your taper was started. I was on 30 for a month before tapering at 5 per month to 10, then 1 per month to 5, and now on 1/2 per month until 0. I have been fortunate to not have ever had the apparent relapse experiences you are having. You might consider getting a second opinion from another qualified doc. Best of luck to you.