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Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Aug 7 1:22pm | Replies (29)

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I have been on prednisone for almost 15 months, but tapered down to 1 mg daily (0.5 in morning, 0.5 at night) about 2 weeks ago, and I have felt completely wiped out, and moodier. I thought it was mostly the warmer weather and dissatisfaction with my job but I've read that tapering can also be a cause.

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Your right. It will get better. Your almost off. Good job. It can take 2-3months to feel better. Your body is still trying to restart cortisol. But at 1mg day it is restarting. Thats the good news. Here is clip from Mayo.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/prednisone-withdrawal/expert-answers/faq-20057923