Hi @annee55, I can understand how you feel about the hair loss and it would definitely be disconcerting to say the least. You will notice that we added to your discussion title to let members know a little more about your discussion. I never experienced hair loss as a side effect for both of my occurrences of PMR but I know you are not alone. While you wait for others to respond, here's a search link showing comments by other members who have had hair loss as a side effect of prednisone - https://connect.mayoclinic.org/search/?search=prednisone+%2Bhair+loss.

Here's an article on the topic that has a few suggestions you can try.
-- How to treat hair loss from medication: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/327068

Have you mentioned the side effects to your doctor to see if they may have some suggestions to try?