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Prednisone tapering is challenging. What does remission feel like?
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Sep 3, 2023 | Replies (209)Comment receiving replies
I am on 9 mg daily now and stiff each morning. On a stiffness scale usually a 3 to 5 out of 10 by 11 am I am fine. Each time I have tapered before and after the dose reduction I have been stiff. Does anyone experience no or minimal stiffness while tapering. I will go to 8 mg after a month. I am wondering if I am tapering too fast. I have been following a recommended schedule.
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I had almost no stiffness while going slowly down from 20 to 10mg of prednisone. Even more slowly I got to 9, and was OK. Now at 8 I am stiff again the morning but it goes away after an hour. Most folks seem to have some difficulties below 10mg and I guess I am no exception.
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@skiing, I always had stiffness in the morning when I was tapering off of prednisone and it usually went away after I was up and around for awhile. I adjusted my tapering based on pain and aching and not so much on the stiffness but each of us are different. I'm no expert but I don't think tapering monthly is too fast unless your body is telling you it is with too much pain when you do taper down.