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PMR Dosages and Managing Symptoms
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Jul 27 8:00am | Replies (468)Comment receiving replies
I was doing pretty well on 5 mg of prednisone a day tapering it down from 16 mg at one time approximately a year and a half ago. I believe I’m having a flare and I suspect I need to increase my prednisone and I am wondering about how to go about it. Should I go up in 5 mg increments or less and if so, what is a common dose that takes care of the flare?
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Hi @pjnewm, Tapering off of prednisone and managing the pain can be difficult. You will notice that we moved your post to an existing discussion on the same topic here so that you can meet other members that are sharing what has helped them.
-- PMR Dosages and Managing Symptoms: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pmr-dosages/.
l'm glad to see that you have already heard from @avidhiker with some suggestions that I have also used when struggling while my PMR was active and I was tapering. I think listening to your body and tapering slowly is key.
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That is so frustrating, getting down to 5 mg and then having a flare-up. I also had been tapering for months and was down to 2 mg looking towards the end when I had a flare-up. I increased from 2 to 3 and when that didn't work after several days I went up to 4 and then to 5 when that failed to relieve discomfort. Since then I have been tapering by 1/2 mg every three weeks, and that works for me. Also, as much as possible I have removed processed foods and refined sugar from my diet. Good luck.