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Where have you experienced pain due to PMR?H

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: 13 hours ago | Replies (44)
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@aflik

Would love knowing your taper routine. I can’t seem to get below 5 mg without uncomfortable symptoms returning. I’m on 3 weeks of 4 mg then 3 wks of 3 wks etc till I’m off completely. But at 3 mg I’m in a lot of discomfort.

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gehrman | @gehrman | May 27 9:45am

I don’t remember exactly, but I believe she (my doctor) keep each mg drop for at least 2 months. Say 2 or 3 months at 5 then same for 4 etc., etc. are you seeing a Rumatologist, or are you trying to do this on your own? Maybe you need to go back to 5 mg, and start the drop very slowly. Don’t be in a hurry to get off. You don’t want the pain to come back. That is like starting over.

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