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Reducing prednisone

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Feb 7, 2023 | Replies (9)
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Not sure if you actually should increase the amount of Prednisone so that your pain is less. That being said, check out healthunlocked.com for tapering schedules.

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abi | @abi | Feb 6, 2023

I am in the process of tapering and am a bit concerned about my last phase (presently on 3 mg). healthunlocked.com recommends no more than 10% decrease each time, down to zero mg. My rhumatologist insists her patients do fine on 1mg decrease every 3 weeks when at 3mg. I'm so afraid of a "flare" so am worried. Anyone have experiences with their final stage of Prednisone taper that you might share?

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