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Down to 1mg prednisone and then extreme fatigue sets in.
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Jul 8 4:06am | Replies (59)Comment receiving replies
Hi @megz Am about to start my .5 mg tapering July 1st using your schedule. Just wondering if you were successful getting to 0 mg or are still tapering. I’m a bit anxious rn as June on 5 mg per day has not been a good month for me. Some days are better than others, but many quite painful mornings and my fingers are also quite stiff in the morning as well. Hope you have been doing well!
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Maybe you could consider staying on 5mg a week or two more to stabilise before reducing further? It may help. I started the .5mg reductions from 7mg, so it's been a bit slower than your last few reductions of a whole mg in a month.
Once your 5mg pain has resolved, have you thought of splitting the dose to better control morning pain? You may not want to change your dose habits at this stage, but I've been splitting the dose and taking 1mg of my daily dose in the early evening, with no morning pain at all. I figure if I have no pain, it will be easier to notice any new pain. So far, only occasional slight passing aches at the beginning of some of the reductions.
I'm at 3mg and will start the 3-4wk reduction to 2.5mg in a few days.