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Hi @adia, Sorry to hear you are struggling with the PMR and tapering. I've only used prednisone for my two times with PMR but there are others who have mentioned low dose naltrexone, methotrexate and other alternatives to prednisone in another discussion here:
--- PMR: Are there treatment alternatives to Prednisone?: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/alternatives-to-prednisone/.
One thing that I noticed my second time around with PMR is I had to not over do it when exercising or I would pay for it the next day and the PMR symptoms would get a little worse. I would think the swimming and physical therapy would be good for the PMR as long as it wasn't an intense workout.
Have you modified your diet any to reduce foods that increase inflammation?
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Thank you for your input. I was a sugarholic my whole life. The hardest addiction to get over for me has been sugar. I gave up nicotine, which was no walk in the park either.
Yes, I have gotten down to 50-70 total carbs per day and no more sodas. I am on a pseudo keto diet which I am suspicious of, but I know that some of the diet has been beneficial.