@jabrown0407 This comment is right on the money, in my opinion. I stayed as close to 10% a month as I could, although it's not totally possible. I did not have any flares and felt good for a couple of months at 0 prednisone, but aches started back. Not like the debilitating PMR kind, but the rheumy wanted to put me back on the prednisone. I decided not to go back on because of the sleep disruption and skin problems. I do suffer from osteoarthritis, but not the shoulder and hip inflammation that I had before. Meloxicam is working for this, which it didn't for the PMR. I feel pretty good and I hope PMR is behind me for a good long while. Good luck!