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Tapering off of Prednisone

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Feb 28 5:49am | Replies (313)

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Motion is “lotion for our joints”. The more you can move your joints, the better it is in overall health for yourself.

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I believe I found this pred taper link here on Connect buried somewhere. I personally have not tried it yet but plan to. As soon as this flare disappears. It looks to take a long time but the short cut didn't work either. Has anybody seen this schedule before and does it work?
1 day new dose, 6 days old dose
1 day new dose, 5 days old dose
1 day new dose, 4 days old dose
1 day new dose, 3 days old dose
1 day new dose, 2 days old dose
1 day new dose, 1 day old dose

1 day old dose, 2 days new dose
1 day old dose, 3 days new dose
1 day old dose, 4 days new dose
1 day old dose, 5 days new dose
1 day old dose, 6 days new dose