Hello @quasermum, welcome to Connect. I was put on 20 mg prednisone with my first occurrence of PMR and it took me 3 years to taper off of prednisone. The last six months I was going back and forth between 1 mg and 1/2 mg until I was finally able to stop taking prednisone and not have much pain. There is no set time for tapering as each of us are different. My rheumatologist worked with me through the tapering schedule to make changes that helped me deal with the pain. Here's an article that may provide more information.

Methotrexate overlooked for treating PMR
-- http://medicalrepublic.com.au/methotrexate-overlooked-treating-pmr/13024

Have you talked with your rheumatologist about your concerns?

I have had 2 occurrences of PMR. The first one it took me 3 years to taper off of prednisone. The second occurrence of PMR came 6 years later and it took me about 1-1/2 years to taper off of prednisone. I started with a 20 mg dosage for each occurrence of PMR.

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