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What steroid dosage did you start on? Did you find the right dosage?

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Apr 5 5:38pm | Replies (154)
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@emaureen

Am I just being impatient? I was clinging onto the accounts of quick relief when I started 15mg prednisol three days ago. First morning after, no change at all in terrible pain on waking. Second morning, I awoke with noticeably less pain and easier movement, equivalent to what I've been experiencing after being up for 20 minutes - that is, really painful but the edge was off. Pretty much the same today. New in the last two days: Neck and lower jaw feel stiff in the morning, although not hurting.

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John, Volunteer Mentor | @johnbishop | Jun 30, 2023

@emaureen, I think we are all a little impatient when trying to taper off of prednisone. Maybe the starting dose was too low? I started both of my occurrences of PMR at 20 mg and the pain was gone within an hour or so of taking my morning dose and when I woke up the next morning my pain level was between 0 and 2 on my pain level scale and really more of a body ache vs pain.

My rheumatologist suggested that I keep a daily log. He also explained when it was time to taper to the next lower dose and my pain was too high (higher than 2 on my scale), I should stay at the same level for an additional week or so, or increase my dose by half of what I previously tapered down.

Do you keep a daily log of your pain level when you wake up and the dose of prednisone you take for the day?

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