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If you have tapering problems below 5 mg this might explain why.
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: 15 hours ago | Replies (81)Comment receiving replies
After verifying that I could get 2.5 mg prednisone tablets at the pharmacy, I DID approach my rheumatologist about half mg tapering at my visit last week. I got the same reply as before, " I don't do that". His reasoning is that alternating whole mg amounts every other day is the same thing. I am now at 4 mg and doing ok. I'm going to stay at 4mg until I start PT in 2 weeks before attempting to alternate 4mg with 3 mg. ( not getting 2.5 mg tablets).
I had a visit with a 2nd rheumatologist in Jan who ordered the P T.
The endocrinologist I had been seeing has retired so I am exploring that option to address cortisol issues.
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I have had tremendous difficulties going below 5mg. When you say you alternate what do you mean? One day 4mg and one day 3mg? Back and forth?? How long?
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When I asked my doc for 2.5’s so I could avoid splitting when possible, she said “of course…how many do you need ?”
Some of them seem to sometimes forget that little things that make our lives a bit less complicated have value to the patient.