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Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Jan 27 8:38am | Replies (1879)
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@jules11

Go more slowly with the taper this time Greg, or you will end up back at 20 again and each time that happens it's harder to taper. I suggest you attempt to taper by 1mg to 10mgs, and then 0.5mgs from there, staying long enough at each new dose to adjust. Never taper in pain and remember, slow and steady. All the best.

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gregp1 | @gregp1 | Mar 5, 2020

Thanks for the advice Jules. I will keep that in mind. My rheumatologist had me on 1 mg tapers from 10 down when I had to go back up from 9 to 20. It was a pretty slow 1 mg. Per month change. I will keep the .5 mg dosage in mind when I get there again.

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