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I'm 73 and just diagnosed yesterday, although I've been dealing with it undiagnosed since October. It's very depressing when you have to change or eliminate the things you do or change how you have to do things. I was on 15 mg prednisone for 3 weeks because my rheumatologist suspected this when my blood work started coming back. It didn't make much of a difference at that dose. I'm now up to 25 mg and I worry that maybe prednisone isn't going to work for me. I've been retired since covid started in 2020. My incentive to keep going (besides my wife) is we have a daughter who will be 6 in the next week and a half. I can't take her to the park or play with her like I used to doing. I'm always tired and sore now. I feel like I'm a burden when I can't do things that I used to do. That's where I am as of today.

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@kjoed53 ouch…..been there done that and it’s very lonely.
You are not alone, you are your own best advocate.
Ask your dr…..some things you’ll learn from this group, ask anything, someone will have similar experiences.
I.e., It takes awhile to adjust meds. I had to split the dose so when i woke up in the morning i was not in such pain. Also, sometimes you have to go up, in order to go down in dosage. Chase the Dr. keep a journal of daily meds, pain level and activities.
Lastly, hang in there…your daughter is your goal!

@kjoed53 thank you for sharing your struggle. You are not alone. I was diagnosed after losing my husband and found that the help of my grief therapist was also a great help in learning to deal with PMR. Also it helped to meet online with her. Take care.