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Queenie, I'm 76 and happy to report that my adrenals seem to have remembered what they are supposed to do. It has taken 19 months of slow titration and I am down to 1/2 mg of Prednisone a day with plans to drop it entirely in a week. Don't give up hope--I suddenly realized that at 1 mg I was feeling energetic and well again, and my doctor just told me that if you feel that way and you are taking less than 5 mg a day, it means that your adrenals are working again!

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Yeah!!!! That is great. I'm going to be on the lookout for some extra energy.💞

Your experience gives me hope that my adrenals might someday also awaken. If not I will manage with the help of my excellent rheumatologist and endocrinologist whom I will see for the first time in June. I am so happy for you that you are feeling well and energetic again. May we all reach that point in our long journey through PMR and GCA.