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Polymyalgia rheumatica: Any thoughts on my taper plan?
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Aug 8 6:27pm | Replies (57)Comment receiving replies
When you tapered from 3mg to 2mg, did you go directly from 3mg to 2mg? I went from 3mg to 2.5mg to 2 1/4 and then I'll go down to 2. I will go down a 1/4 every 6 weeks. Fingers crossed it works.
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My experience is similar to yours. I started it at 4 mg of prednisone for my PMR and I stayed on that for several months before I started to taper. I tapered from 4 to 3 and I was fine. I stayed on that for about a month and then I went down to two and that’s when I experienced some pain. I went back up to three and stayed there for another week or two and then I went from 3 to 2 1/2 and I have a little bit of stiffness, but it’s tolerable.
I will stay at 2 1/2 for about three weeks and then try to go back down to 2 and see how I do.
Everybody is different and everyone reacts differently to the taper.
I’m just praying that I’ll be able to get off of prednisone soon.