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Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Jan 27 8:38am | Replies (1879)
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Her only suggestion was alternate doses between 20 and 17.5 daily. I only have 5 mg tablets. I will ask her for some one mg tabs. Thanks again!

Did you have any blood tests during your treatment? Are there recommendations for blood work?

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John, Volunteer Mentor | @johnbishop | Mar 2, 2020

You can also get prednisone in 2.5 mg tablets. I found those helpful also. My rheumatologist and primary care doc used the SED rate and CRP tests to check how I was doing.

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lumberjill | @lumberjill | Mar 2, 2020

Hi Jill,
Welcome to the community, it helps with feeling "normal".
I too was cutting 5mg tablets in half in an effort to taper down, like you I found that 2.5 mg was too big of a jump. I just recently got 1 mg tablets (which I learned about from the community;) and am managing the taper much better. A daily log is very helpful.
Good luck.

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