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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)
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@naparker

My first bout of PMR, (2002) I was started at 60 mg. For my second bout, which started 12/2021 (1 month after receiving Moderna Covid booster + flu vax) I was started at just 30 mg. Doc tapered me to 20 after just 3 weeks. I'm not sure it's a sufficient dosage. I wonder if the science around this has changed in the last 20 years, if the best starting dose has been reduced since 2002? Also, has anyone else had a flare-up of PMR or GCA after receiving flu vax? Or Covid vax?

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John, Volunteer Mentor | @johnbishop | Feb 15, 2022

Welcome @naparker, I've had 2 occurrences of PMR and I was started on 20 mg of prednisone for both. Here's some information from 2019 on the topic.

What is the starting dose of steroid prescribed by rheumatologist in the management of polymyalgia rheumatica?
-- https://ard.bmj.com/content/80/8/e133

Do you still have pain with taking the 30 mg dose?

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