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Moving my hands a lot flexing and stretching and rubbing them seems to help. same with other achy joints. And yes sometimes it's only a few fingers, and then other times everywhere on both hands, and it gets better as the day goes on maybe because the prednisone is kicking in. Im down to 7mg, age 65 and I am 6 months into this experience.
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Correction to my post yestetday regarding hand and wrist pain.
An x-ray revealed osteoarthritis, not osteoporosis.
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@wfrolansky:
I had the same experience with morning hand and finger cramps and pains as I tapered below 10 at 1 per month to 5. An x-ray diagnosed mild osteoporosis which evidently had been successfully masked prior to PMR by my natural cortisol production. Somewhere around or below 5, it went away and has not returned. Now down to 1, having tapered at 0.5 per month. Only issue is occasional mild rotator cuff pain in one shoulder, which developed sometime around 3 or 4mg. Best of luck. Patience is required.