15 TO 25 mgs prednisone is the usual starting dose for PMR, dependent upon one's weight. You have reduced too fast--and perhaps you have not taken enough to wipe up all the inflammation created by PMR. Very few get over PMR in two years. Average length is 5.9 years. Pred takes place of the cortisol produced by your adrenal glands. It sometimes takes a year for adrenals to wake up and again produce cortisol which equals 5 to 7 mgs pred. Ibuprofen is not recommended to take along with prednisone.

I was diagnosed in October 2020. Started at 15mg Prednisone. Have been tapering and am now at 5mg. Had my first Pfizer Covid vaccine and everything was fine - just sore arm. Had my second almost three weeks ago. Within two weeks I was having some shoulder pain, some finger joint pain, etc. It seems to be settling down now. Rheumatologist wants me to stay at 5mg until she sees me again in June. Oh and one more thing, I had blood work done last week to checking my markers and my sediment rate had gone up from 22 two months ago to 36...