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I’ve been on a prednisone taper for almost one year, down to 1 mg.
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Nov 5 8:43pm | Replies (23)Comment receiving replies
@tauca838
I tapered from 2mg/p/day to 2 one day & 1 the next alternating in this fashion then flared up: fatigue, stiffness in walking esp after sitting, neck pain. Went up to 2.5 every day. Took a good 2 weeks to get rid of fatigue & neck pain, but have awful stiffness . Taking 2 Acetaminophen a day: 1 in a.m.to get thru my 45 min exercise routine ,& one about 4:00 afternoon
Get little relief from stiffness. Also have fibromyalgia for yrs & always exercised daily no matter how I feel. So, I am wondering about going up in mg to get some pain relief, or stay where I am. Recently inquired to my rummy to get Actemra to get off 6 yrs of prednisone & struggling with 2mg daily for at least the better part of the last 2 yrs. I'm 85 yrs
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@dolorescole061
LDN has some promise for pain relief in fibromyalgia.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40337423/
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@dolorescole061 My GP has prescribed Cymbalta to counter act the mood swings with prednisone, it also has relieved alot of my pain. There is a 2 -4 week period before your body adjusts and taper off Cymbalta is worse than prednisone taper. But it helped me alot. Ask your rhuematologist. Good luck