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@megz

I know many talk about immediate relief from the prednisone, but it took me about 2 weeks to get the full benefit, so you may improve over the next week or so. I recall reporting to my doctor that there had been a disappointing 70% improvement only in the first couple of weeks.

You don't drop to 12.5mg and sit there for a few weeks? The jump from 15mg straight down to 10mg is quite a lot. I had 4 weeks on 12.5mg before reducing to 10mg, with drops of 1.5mg then 1mg at a time, down to 10. The general rule seems to be not to decrease by more than 10% of the current dose at a time.

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It also took me two or three weeks to become pain free on 10 mg. I asked the doctor if I should go up but he said no, and he was right. I eventually felt like Wonder Woman until I started tapering. At 3 mg now I am feeling my age but still no symptoms of PMR. I am doing the 10% taper.