@stonewheel Yes. For purposes of these conversations i refer to my corticosteroid as prednisone. However I was taking dexamethasone. I used the conversion factor of 5 to 1. So I started with 4mg tablet which I call 20mg prednisone. I found within the first 2 wks i could move my dosage rather quickly without issues. I settled on half a tablet of 4mg dex or about 10mg of prednisone. I tried several times right from the beginning to go to a quarter of a 4mg tablet or about 5mg prednisone and could not do so. These 4mg tablets are small. you get to a quarter tablet and you think how could this little speck make so much difference. At month 5 I moved to quarter tablet without much pain. I stayed there for a couple of weeks and then moved to every other day for a week then stopped. I contribute it to the fact that my PMR had burned out. Why? IDK? But I do think that I refused to stop my daily exercise and refused to stay on steroids. I also had no other issues. PMR had come out of nowhere however i was under extreme stress. As I mentioned the fatigue was a huge problem. My testosterone once i checked was 300. I use a daily cream and keep it at about 600-650. Any higher and my estrogen climbs and that takes another pill. Although my story is my story. I have learned so much from this site and none of us are the same. I stay on the site to offer my support . I feel that my PMR journey was a fairly quick recovery and maybe can offer some encouragement.