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Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Jan 27 8:38am | Replies (1879)
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@johnbishop

Hello @mbm, welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I also have PMR but it is currently in remission. You mentioned being at 15mg down from 20mg. Did your rheumatologist suggest a tapering schedule? Are you pain free at 15mg?

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mbm | @mbm | Jan 15, 2020

Hi,

I am not completely pain free, I just went to 15mg on January 12th. He has set another appointment for March and he would like me to be down to 10mg by then if possible.

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mbm | @mbm | Jan 15, 2020

I am not completely pain free at 15mg, can feel it a bit in the morning when I wake up.
I take 10mg in the morning and 5mg at night. He wants me to slowly taper off the 5mg.
I have another appointment in March and he said we will discuss tapering further at that point.

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