Hi, I'm curious to know if you did a slow taper from 80mg down to 7mg. As I wrote above, I'm on 40mg for PMR because every time I tapered below that I'd get another fully fledged flare. (My symptoms started at the end of May 2022) From what you say, and since you have GCA which is closely related, it sounds to me like you also have PMR. But I'm certainly no expert! If you're having debilitating pain at 7mg, it's worth trying to go up a bit, because you don't want it to turn into a major flare. Good luck, I hope you find relief.