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Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Jan 10 6:51pm | Replies (65)
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So am I to understand no tapering until blood results stabilize? That's good to know. I was wondering when tapering was supposed to start.
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My rheumatologist told me to find a stable dose of Prednisone that worked to control my pain before tapering. There was some concern when 30 mg of Prednisone controlled my pain but my inflammation markers were still elevated. My rheumatologist told me to increase my Prednisone to 35 mg as my starting dose.
My symptoms mattered more to my rheumatologist than my inflammation markers, My inflammation markers were rarely within the normal range when I was on Prednisone but my pain was tolerable most of the time. When my pain wasn't tolerable, my inflammation markers increased and correlated well with my increased level of pain.