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Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: 2 hours ago | Replies (69)

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@ropnrose

Yes. I was diagnosed with PMR and GCA the end of July 2024. Started taking 60 mg. of pred for the GCA. My bodyaches went away within a matter of days. I dealt with major fatigue the entire summer. I didn't start tapering from 60 mg. until the end of August. I think the fatigue I had in August was sleep deprivation from the prednisone. Once, I started tapering, my fatigue lessened, but didn't go away entirely. I was still napping 1-2 hours/day. At 10 mg., I felt like I had low energy. It wasn't like the fatigue that I felt earlier. All along, no body pain. (I was having continual headaches. An MRA determined that I had vasculitis in my brain. ) I'm down to 8 mg. and my bodyaches have returned along with the headaches. I have a little more energy, but not 100%. Good luck.

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I did modify my Prednisone dosing schedule earlier this week. I now take 3 mg at bedtime and 5 mg at lunchtime. It's made a huge difference in my morning aches and pains. I also started 'earthing' last Friday. (There's a discussion on Earthing/Grounding in this group).