I am 57 years old and have had PMR for 2 years now. Started on 20 mg. of prednisone initially and tapered down to over the 2 years to 1 mg. but the symptoms are back and my blood work and inflammatory markers are all elevated to the same level as when I was first diagnosed. I refuse to back up on prednisone dosage so I supplement with Aleve but I am always in pain, 24/7. It seems like whenever I drop the dosage the symptoms flare up. I am beginning to think prednisone is addictive as the tapering off is as bad as the disease itself.
Not sure what to do next and my Dr. doesn't seem to know either. I am going to try to take a yoga class to see if I can get some relief.