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How to Slowly and Safely Taper Off Prednisone but ... no set rules.

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Sep 26 3:29pm | Replies (74)
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jeff97, I am using this approach and it has worked perfectly for me. I began tapering at 5.0 and am now down to 4.5 daily for three weeks, then I will go to 4.0 and 3.5 alternating for three weeks and then down to 4.0 daily for three weeks.

I am so happy I found this approach. No pain whatsoever since I began tapering.

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jeff97 | @jeff97 | Sep 17 1:00pm

zkeith, I'm glad that taper schedule is working for you. The credit for that schedule should go to @megz though. She posted about it several times.

Here is an example step down from one of her posts:

Dosage Reduction Schedule, 6mg down to 5.5mg:
Week 1
5.5 / 6 / 6 / 5.5 / 6 / 6 / 5.5
Week 2
6 / 5.5 / 6 / 5.5 / 6 / 5.5 / 6
Week 3
5.5 / 5.5 / 6 / 5.5 / 5.5 / 6 / 5.5
Week 4 (this week)
Stay on 5.5, take it easy for the week and monitor for any return of pain.

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