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Adjusting to life with temporal arteritis

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Jan 13 9:52am | Replies (217)
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Hi @marda, Do you mind sharing the dosage that you tapered down when you got below 10 mg? My rheumatologist gave me an RX for 5, 2.5 and 1 mg tablets which made it easier to go down slowly.

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marda | @marda | Feb 13, 2022

I went down to 7.5 for three weeks and did okay then 6 1/2 for three weeks and after my yearly physical (Jan 11th), the doctor told me to go to 5 and after a couple of days the shoulder, neck and back pain came back same as it had been in the past. A couple of days ago I took it back up to 7 1/2 because it was just too difficult. I see the rheumatologist on Wed. and will see what they think. It's the PMR that is causing me so much pain. I've got 5 and 2.5 tablets but hopefully on Wed I will get 1's and next I will bring it down a little at a time.

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