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How to address PMR pain while decreasing prednisone

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Nov 6, 2023 | Replies (747)
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@ncgal

Thanks for the information. I don't think it has been mentioned about the time limit on a certain mg. before stepping down a dose. For instance, I started on 10 mgs. and was told to step down after two weeks. I am now on 6 mgs and have had no trouble so far. Is this two week between mgs. the normal time or is it different with each person?

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John, Volunteer Mentor | @johnbishop | Jun 13, 2020

@ncgal, I don't think there is specific tapering schedule. Each person is affected differently with their pain differences for PMR. Your rheumatologist can provide/suggest some tapering schedules but I don't believe anything is set in concrete. My first occurrence of PMR lasted about 3 years before I was able to taper off of prednisone. I started with 20 mg dosage and the last six months I went back and forth between 1 mg and 1/2 mg dosage until I was finally able to taper off. Sometimes I did it on a weekly taper and other times I did it on a 2 to 3 day taper schedule. It really amounted to how much pain I was willing to tolerate. I would keep a daily log on the dosage and your level of pain or how you feel. That really helped me when I was tapering off of prednisone.

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