Hi Roland, I think you broke the code about staying active as much as you can without overdoing it. It’s good to hear you are doing OK and I wouldn’t give up hope about the PMR going into remission. My first bout with PMR lasted 3 years. This second time was about a year and a half. Have you tried using the 2.5 mg and 1 mg tablets when tapering down? That way you don’t have to drop from 5 mg to 0. When I got close I went to 2.5 for a week and then 2 mg, then 1 mg. If it hurts too much I would go back up to the next dose for a few days to see if the pain subsided. Kudos for volunteering at the police dept....that’s great.