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Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Nov 18 7:12pm | Replies (1907)Comment receiving replies
Thank you Linda for your response. My doctor does monitor me monthly and I have not had any negative tests so far. I am confused about when you increase your dosage, do you go back to square 1, i.e. 15 mg or do it gradually the way you decrease. I just moved up my rheumatologist appt. Hope to get better direction. Again, thank you.
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A 25% increase from 5 would be 6.25. Then you go back down gradually. Several times I had to go from 8mg to 10 mg. I stayed several weeks on the 10, then several weeks on 9, etc. I've been doing this awhile so I go by feel, not dropping until I'm doing better. I just recently went from 6.5 to 8. I was in bad shape at the 6.5 so 8 wasn't enough. I asked my MD if I could go to 9 for a week, which I did, then back to 8. It sounds like you need good instructions from your doctor.