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I’ve read about PMR and LDN helping. Mostly for sleep as you say. Do you take LDN only at night and strictly for sleep? I couldn’t sleep on 35mg Prednisone split twice a day, nor after tapering to just 15mg taken only in the am. So, I PCP prescribed Temazepam for me to use as needed years ago, 15mg capsules. I rarely took one. After I started using Prednisone, I told him that they didnt work and could I take 2 at night. He said sure, and prescribed 30mg capsules. These work great. The reason he originally prescribed Temazepam was because they are not as addicting as so many others.
Now that I’m down to less than 5mg/day (1.5) of Prednisone, I have returned to the 15mg Temazepam capsules as needed.
I’m a believer in sleep. That’s when our bodies and minds heal. I learned that Prednisone depletes Melatonin, but I can’t take Melatonin because I’m on a blood thinner due to Prednisone induced Thrombosis, Yes, PMR and Prednisine use can cause a Merry-go-round effect on our systems, pharmacodynamics.
I’m glad to hear that LSN is working for you and you get all the relief that you need to heal fully. Thanks for the LDN share.

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I take LDN at night. I'm only on 3mg, but I've heard of people being on 4.5 or even 6mg. I had to do some work in the yard yesterday and I definitely overdid it. I was afraid of how I would sleep and feel this morning, but I took my LDN, applied a bit of bio freeze and slept well. I woke up a little sore and took my 5.5mg prednisone and feel surprisingly good. I'll take it easy today but I'm pretty confident that LDN helps me sleep and recover.