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Tapering off of Prednisone

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Feb 28 5:49am | Replies (313)
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@jules11

Thank you to @johnbishop, @rosemarya, and @hopeful33250 for you comments. I feel really pleased to have found you, and to have a place where I can check in for reassurance, all the way from Perth, Australia. I’ll stay in touch.

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jules11 | @jules11 | Jan 7, 2019

Hello again, just checking to give an update and see how others are going. Last time I spoke, I was about to reduce my 20mg dose of prednisone down to 17.5. I did that with success for a week, so ventured on to reduce to 15mg. I have now been on that since New Year’s Day. I am feeling well and pain free. I have my first rheumatologist appointment on Thursday 10th Jan, and she will tell me how to progress. I am tempted to reduce again tomorrow to 12.5mgs, as it has been a week. No bad effects, I am feeling good. What do you think about my plan?

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