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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
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.
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Meg, you are a fount of wisdom. I like that split dose approach. I am going to try it.
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Thanks Meg, that makes sense for me not to continue tapering today. This morning my pain is not good and to reduce my dosage only creates fear in having same or even more severe morning pain. Since 5 mg for June was never a comfortable dosage for me I am actually considering taking 5 mg this morning and 1 additional mg this evening. I really don’t want to increase my dosage but I feel like I have no choice. Maybe just for one or two weeks and see what happens. Thanks for your advice as it is good to know we have have support from people who know what we’re going through.