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How does your pain come back when decreasing dosage?
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: 5 days ago | Replies (57)Comment receiving replies
I’ve only been on prednisone for 5 weeks now. When I went from 20 to 15mg I had no change. Trying to go to 10 mg three (3) times and each time was the same ….pain started in one shoulder (same side) and started in one hip. I went back up to 15mg and will be attempting a 2 1/2 mg drop instead of a 5 mg. Each time it was the same.
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@bonandrods
Agree with drop too big.
10% at best.
Also try 15 day 1, 12.5 day 2 and alternate for a week. If ok then try 12.5
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@bonandrods That suggests that 10mg is too low to control your current level of inflammation. 2.5 mg may be too much to try as a next step. Perhaps best to try a 10% drop - 1.5 mg - and see how that goes.