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Day 4 of prednisone and happy! Stay at 15 or go up to 20?
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: 5 days ago | Replies (29)Comment receiving replies
Welcome and greetings back to you.
Rehabbing the others while with PMR, must be tough.
Don’t stop though. I think rehab exercise on my shoulders (both replaced), back, and left knee (needs replacement) are helping with my PMR.
Don’t take more Prednisone than you need, but take what you need. Not any more than absolutely necessary.
I agree with the other replies, if you feel that you must, try 20 for 3-4 days. Tapering 20 to 15 is not difficult. The more Prednisone that you take and the longer you take it, the harder it is on your body.
Best wishes.
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@stonewheel I thought I was having a flare and upped to 20 for 2 days. It was awful! Thought I was going to die. Now, I think I didn’t have a flare but was tapering-off that was causing my hip/ arm pains and stiffness. I am at 1 mg now per Rheumy’s suggestion. Feel bad, stiff, hip pain, arm pain. I don’t think it’s my PMR. I feel like a Prednisone junkie… ☹️
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@stonewheel Thanks; I heed your (and others) warning about the future.