Hello @floridabonnie and @mopo I was incredibly sore, stiff, and tired all day long before being diagnosed with PMR and GCA. Both disorders can cause anemia which causes fatigue. I could manage a long walk every morning, which was a chore to get through, but that was it. I could not keep regular strength training workouts up. Now tapered down from 40 mg Prednisone to 7.5 mg, most of my pain is gone. I never felt old before the onset of these disorders (I'm 70), even after open-heart surgery, but now I have had to face aging in a new way, accepting myself as a somewhat "frail, elderly" person, with the additional diagnosis of osteoporosis. On the lower dosages of prednisone, under 20 mg, I sleep fine. When I was "wired" on 40 - 20 mg, lemon balm herbal tea helped me get some sleep. I would drink it while reading on the couch, not in bed, then feel drowsy after an hour or so, go back to bed, and sleep a little more. DO NOT take melatonin as it messes with the immune system and every bottle of melatonin I've seen has a warning on it about that. PMR and GCA are autoimmune disorders and are considered "self-limiting" diseases. They eventually fizzle out. Eventually??? Also, to manage pain while on Prednisone, acetaminophen is recommended over NSAIDs, which can cause additional stomach irritation. Before diagnosis, I invested in an infrared heat pad called Thermotex, which provides the deepest heat possible. It is very comforting. All the best.