@joeblo746 If you have PMR and are not getting enough prednisone your pain will not subside. As the inflammation accumulates it will only get worse and you'll have a flare. I'm fortunate to have a Rheumatologist who knows that my body determines tapering, not some schedule. Three years ago I started on 15 mgs. which worked wonders for me. When I dropped to 12.5 (4-6 weeks later) I experienced some pain, but very manageable. That was three years ago. I still try, but struggle to get below 10 mgs. I was at 7.5 briefly, but had a flare and went back up to 12.5. and have been slowly reducing 12, 11, and now 10 again where I'll stay for awhile and make sure I stabilize. We're all different. Some people are in remission and off prednisone in a few years. For others, they're still battling PMR a decade later. According to Mayo, the average is 5.9 years. Unfortunately many doctors don't know this and think most of us should be fine in a few years.