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PMR Dosages and Managing Symptoms

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Jul 27 8:00am | Replies (468)
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@mary4

After 2 plus years on prednisone, I have tapered to 1 mg for a month and then .5 for a.month. I started at 15 mg and tapered slowly. I am concerned about stopping cold turkey even though my taper has been slow. Does anyone know of another more gradual taper than cold turkey? Thanks so much. The information and collective wisdom from this group has made a huge difference in my journey.

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John, Volunteer Mentor | @johnbishop | Jan 13, 2023

Hi Mary @mary4, You are doing great! If you have been OK with .5 for a month, you have been tapering slowly and stopping prednisone at .5 is a good test to see if you are still OK with the little to no pain when you wake up the next morning. I did that for six months my first time around with PMR bouncing between 1 and .5 until I could finally stop taking prednisone with little to no pain. It had lasted about 3 and half years by the time I was off prednsione the first time.

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