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The lowest effective dose, how is it defined?
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Aug 26 7:29am | Replies (147)Comment receiving replies
You're making great progress! You are doing much better than I was doing after a year and a half. You must be doing something right. I doubt anyone will say you are tapering too fast or too slow. I don't think you have been on prednisone for too long.
I took Prednisone for 12 years so can't say I was tapering very fast either but it probably was too long. I was stuck on 10 mg for about 5 years. Things can become more complicated the longer you are on prednisone. At the dose you are on, it should not cause too many problems.
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@dadcue oh thanks for the positive feedback! Nice to have the support here as I felt deflated after seeing how long I took weaning. I did a very slow drop of pred as I had read here. Alternating for a few weeks as I dropped by .5 mgs. Come to see it’s taken me a year?? Yikes. At a few mgs higher no hip pain but I’m not going back up. It’s quite acceptable aches. Last blood test showed SED rate had increased from 14 to 22 which is the wrong way for it to move & borderline anemia!
Not sure if it’s lazy food intake or the meds prednisone/methtrexate? I don’t know what I’ve done to be able to lower to 1.5 - I’m a lazy vegan I don’t drink or smoke and I get outside everyday & walk. Love the birding too. That walking in nature is addictive & I really really have to have it daily! Mental health is huge part of treating this chronic crap.
Well, y'all enjoy the last day of summer. I can see the season is changing!