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How to address PMR pain while decreasing prednisone
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Nov 6, 2023 | Replies (747)Comment receiving replies
A little update and question: as I mentioned above, I did faint & fall back in August. I hurt my back and had it treated by chiropractor and massage therapist. My inflammation levels went way down when working with a healer.
Now my mid back muscles (between waist and shoulder blades) and extending around to sides and ribs, are tight as a drum and go into spasms. Getting in and out of bed is difficult..as is the simple act of turning over in bed. I’ve been cutting back gradually from 7 mg Prednisone and now are on 4. Could the reduction in medication be the cause of this new muscle pain? Has anyone else experienced this?
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@rearea1 - I have experienced more pain when I tried to taper off of prednisone too fast. I had my best results when I was under 10 mg dosage by going down 1 mg per week. Even then when I got to 1 mg and tried to go off I had to go back and forth a few weeks between 1 mg and 1/2 mg until I was finally able to stop. I never experienced spasms though but did have joint pain and a lot of stiffness. Making sure I did some kind of mild exercise seemed to help me. I just couldn't over do it.