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what to expect when starting prednisone for PMR
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Aug 25, 2025 | Replies (39)Comment receiving replies
I spit the dose (10 in am and 10 in pm). No pain in morning or night.
Then I read one of these posts and realized the prednisone could be causing my lack of sleep. Yesterday I went to 15 total and took all in the morning. Last night was first real sleep since mid June.
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There are many dose splits you can try. You did a 50/50 split. Maybe a 75/25 split or a 90/10 split would help you sleep better and give you all day pain relief.
Since you are on a 20 mg total dose ... Maybe 15 mg in the morning and 5 mg in the evening would be better. That would equate to a 75/25 split dose with the smallest portion always in the evening.
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