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PMR Dosages and Managing Symptoms
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Jun 1 1:21pm | Replies (445)Comment receiving replies
I’ve had to increase by a quarter pill before, not because I wanted to, but because I couldn’t tolerate increasing any more quickly >_< Thankfully, my doctor(s) were understanding. Those were much larger tablets than prednisone though.
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Uveitis doses prescribed by my ophthalmologist usually took 60 mg to 100 mg to start with followed by a fast taper.
I also had a sympathetic GP who didn't want me to run out of prednisone. I once messaged my GP to let him know that I wanted to jump up 100 mg of prednisone per day for the electrical headaches caused by trigeminal neuralgia (TN). My GP called me back immediately and asked me if I was sure that 100 mg would be enough.
https://www.aans.org/Patients/Neurosurgical-Conditions-and-Treatments/Trigeminal-Neuralgia#:~:text=Trigeminal%20neuralgia%20(TN)%2C%20also,nose%20and%20above%20the%20eye.
I couldn't tolerated 100 mg very long but TN seemed to respond to that high of a dose.
Not to mention the prednisone my rheumatologist prescribed for PMR in addition to spondyloarthritis even though oral corticosteroids are not recommended for spondyloarthritis.