Welcome, Floridabonnie. You may have noticed that I moved your message to this discussion with introductions of members of the PMR group. I did this so you can connect with other members like @johnbishop @legendts @mcgeesdad @karinaph @kimmgb @gcap and many others.

Bonnie, you mention tapering off prednisone. I think you might also be interested in these discussions:
- Tapering off of Prednisone https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/prednisone/
- How to address PMR pain while decreasing prednisone https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/poly-myalgia-rheumatica/

There are several other discussions about different aspects of tapering off prednisone, so be sure to browse all the topics of the group: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/polymyalgia-rheumatica-pmr/

How are you feeling on 5 mgs? What is your next goal?