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Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Aug 29, 2024 | Replies (26)
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From what I've seen in these discussions and read elsewhere, suddenly halving a 5mg prednisone dose down to 2.5mg will almost certainly bring on a PMR flare, steroid withdrawal pain or an adrenal insufficiency reaction. What has he said will happen then?
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I'd find a different Rheumatologist. No point in being set up to fail.
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I agree that’s a big drop from 5 to 2.5. Doomed to cause pain if not a full flare. . In my experience under 10 mg the safer and more successful taper is by .5.
So 7, then 6.5 for two weeks, then 6 etc. working for me. But an adjustment at each drop in the dose.