I've been tapering Prednisone by 2.5 mg every two weeks. It was going well - not much pain - until I tapered from 15 mg to 12.5. That was a week ago. A week later, I'm still experiencing pain in both shoulders and upper arms. It's very similar to the pain I experienced before being diagnosed with PMR. I've got a call into my rheumatologist to see if I might taper by one mg every 2 weeks instead of 2.5. Fingers crossed that will help with the pain. I think tapering too quickly by too much could bring on a relapse in the disease. Thanks everyone for this discussion. You are all so supportive and informative. It really helps - I learn a lot and don't feel quite so alone with this condition.