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reducing prednisolone once you get down to 5mg

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Feb 16 8:31pm | Replies (16)
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I went from 5 mg to 4 mg and was at 4 mg for 9 days and then my muscles in my arms and hips started to hurt.

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tweetypie13 | @tweetypie13 | Feb 16 8:31pm

@brandon03291957
Check with Dr,
My Dr. gave me this……
Go back to pain free level 5, pain free for 2 - 3 wks. Then try alternate taper,
Day 1 -5, day 2-4, day 3-5, day 4-4 etc….for 2-4 wks if no pain, then drop to 4.
Alternate method is a dose of 4.5….not so steep a drop.

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