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What steroid dosage did you start on? Did you find the right dosage?
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Apr 5 5:38pm | Replies (154)Comment receiving replies
Yes, I definitely have fatigue at 6mg, also old pain that I had before PMR. It feels like withdrawal from prednisone rather than PMR returning, but I'll see what happens on the next drop.
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My doctor started me on 40 mg at the beginning of my PMR --- within 24 / 36 hours the PMR was gone - had so much energy -- I couldn't get my doctor to start cutting back due to my sugar being 300 + --- so, after reading several articles, I started cutting back pred. on my own -- cut 5 mg every 10 days due to my sugar levels ---- rheumatoid dr. said I was doing the right thing -- so, when I went to her, I was down to 10mg BUT she put me on Methotrexate 2.5 mg -- I take 6 pills on every Monday -- she also put me on a 1 mg of Folic Acid that HAS to be taken with the Methotrexate - her goal is to completely get off the pred. -- So, I'm down to 5 mg --- but, I have no energy - no strength and getting sleepy in the middle of the day ------