@barjohnson62 I was unable to get an appointment with a Rheumatologist when I was stricken with PMR. No one offered me any meds. I was desperate and I diagnosed myself by typing in my symptoms on Google. My Google answer was PMR and Pred was the solution. I was extremely desperate for help and I had in my house the Medryl 6 day Pack which is Methylprednisolone (I had intended to take the pack with me for a bad knee on my vacation to Patagonia). I took the methylprednisolone (3 4mg pills). I was brand new within 1 hr. By the following week I saw a rheumatologist who gave me the script to prednisone. I stated at 20mg on pred but it did not work as well as the methylpred so the rheumatologist prescribed the methylpred and that is what I used for my PMR journey. I did rally great and tapered slowly. Each time I decreased, I had no PMR symptoms. I started on methylpred at the end of December, 2024 at 15mg. I just finished taking it 4 days ago (May 23, 2026) and never had a flare on my journey down to zero. So far so good, no PMR symptoms.