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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
Sounds very similar to what I am going through too. I have just gone back up to 6mg and will stay on each drop longer than 2 weeks, as 2 weeks seem to soon. I like what you wrote about, " over the weeks the pain will slowly reduce " so I can see you have to try to be patient with the pain that will come back after each drop in mg. This will just be a very very slow process of tapering down. Sorry for all your loses. I would agree that this can be brought on by stress. Good luck with your tapering down too and let me know how you do.
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@ambershe - thank you for your kind words. I suppose we are all different and heal at slower or faster pace, its just listening to your body and knowing when you are ready. My Doctor and Rheumatologist informed me that they found better results with slow reduction so told me to do the 4 weeks then drop, I have tried 3 weeks but ended up staying longer on the lowered dose (6 weeks) as it took quite a while for me to feel less pain and know I was ready to reduce. Its very hard when you just want to be off the meds but thats where I suppose your patients comes in....as the saying goes. Good things come for those who wait. 🙂