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Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: 20 hours ago | Replies (35)
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Hi, I’ve had a longer time of PMR, but have only been on prednisone for 6 months. I used Aleve for pain initially, wanting to avoid prednisone. I started having more issues, and my rheumatologist started me on 5mg of prednisone. I’m weaning very slowly, down to 2mg now and ready to drop to 1 mg. My last SED and CRP were both in normal range, so the dose is appropriate for me. Good luck, hoping you continue to do well!
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I also have been tapering down from the 4 mg that I started on. I’m taping very slowly every couple of weeks. I’m now off of 4 mg and teetering between two and 3 mg. I will continue that for a couple weeks and then drop the 3 mg and go from 2 mg to 1mg. So far I haven’t had any issues with pain during my taper. I just got blood drawn today so I’m anxious to get my results back to see where my levels are. If they show my inflation numbers are low than maybe, I could be in remission. Fingers crossed