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Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Oct 20 10:00am | Replies (29)
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10 to 5 at 1 per month
Below 5 at 0.5 per month.
Still takes about a week to “adjust” to the drop of 0.5. Hopefully that indicates that the adrenals are recognizing the drop and increasing cortisol. Best to you.
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I wonder if I have rushed things. I started reducing from 30mg in mid July to 7.5 mg which I started Oct 13th. My family Dr (no Rheumatologist here) said to decrease to a level where pain is "manageable". My morning discomfort has increased (left hip, ribs, and thigh and right bicep and elbow) and I wonder if I should bump prednisone by 1mg to 8.5 instead? Any thoughts?
I have an appt for my flu shot Nov 5 and will get Covid shot for sure when due in December. In the last month Covid has really hit a lot of my neighbors. It seems to be a harsher strain of the virus. One neighbor has other health issues that were greatly exacerbated by getting Covid. One of her issue is a rheumatoid one and she is still stuggling after 3 weeks. I'm not taking any chances, I'm getting these shots and masking with KN95s when going out in public.