Hello @marieameehan and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. It is good that you have reached out and joined Connect.

You will notice I have moved your post into an existing PMR discussion, which you can find here:
- PMR: Are there treatment alternatives to Prednisone?: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/alternatives-to-prednisone/

Members like @flymetothemoon @ozblossom and @johnbishop are in this discussion and may be able to come in and share more with you.

What recommendations have you got from your doctor at this point?

Hi Marie @marieameehan, I would like to add my welcome to Connect along with @amandajro and others. I can understand your concern and if I were in the same situation I would be looking for alternatives. I upped my intake of more foods with calcium and added a calcium supplement but have not tried AlgaeCal. There is another discussion on the supplement that you might want to read through.

-- Osteopenia, Osteoporosis: Anyone used AlgaeCal, strontium citrate?
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/question-5/
@tsc may have some thoughts on alternatives to Methylprednisone and how to improve bone health. Have you had a chance to discuss your concerns with your doctor?

Hi Marie,
I’m new here myself, but I have been researching LDN as a treatment alternative. You may want to read up on it too. Still experimental, but good results. I personally know someone who was helped off of prednisone with it.