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@dougschiffman

I'm 71, was diagnosed by my primary physician who told me he had similar cases so he recognized my symptoms. He tried the 50-40-30-20-10-5 Prednisone dosing, which worked. . . . for a week until symptoms came roaring back. Since August 2024, under the care of a rheumatologist, I've tapered 1/2 mg every 4 weeks, now down to 2 mg. I have frequent fatigue spells, some eye issues and some periodic heart palpitations but otherwise pretty good. Taper slowly seems to be the ticket for me.

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That slow taper makes sense. What dosage did you start at in August, 2024?