Hi, Robin. I had an onset of PMR last December and like you was very concerned about the long term effects of prednisone. I managed the PMR with twice daily Aleve until very recently. I had a small spike in my CRP and symptoms. My rheumatologist was concerned about having to continue the Aleve indeterminately so I agreed to a low-dose, relatively short term course of prednisone. I started on 5 mg daily about three weeks ago and I’m tapering every two weeks planning to be off by December. If the pain persists past that, I’m planning on managing with Aleve again. So many here on the forum have had such struggles with prednisone that I remain wary and will try to avoid getting into that situation. I’ve also started some PT for my shoulders as I was starting to lose range of motion due to pain and guarding.