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Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Feb 28 5:49am | Replies (313)
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If I was at 12.5 with no pain and I had been on the dosage for a few weeks, I think I might try going down 2.5 to 10 and see what I felt like the next morning. If the pain was too much I would go up 1 mg to 11 or possibly 12 depending on how much pain I was feeling that morning.
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Ah... hmm. I currently take 5mg in the morning and 7.5 in the evening. If I'm more than an hour late with either, the pain starts setting in.
I'll try 5mg tonight and see how I feel in the morning. I'm just a scaredy cat.
Thanks John.
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I agree with John. Pain (or lack thereof) seems like the only way to judge if the prednisone is working. At 10mg. I would proceed very slowly. My dr. recommended reducing 1mg per month. She said if I experienced any joint pain try to bear with it for a few days to see if it decreased. If pain did not go away she said to increase prednisone to previous dosage for the next month. It all sounds like a seesaw ride to me but so far I have had no issues. I will say that anytime I feel the least little twinge in a joint, I start to envision the “old days” of not being able to get out of bed on my own😩. I like John’s idea of keeping a pain journal. It really helps to jog the memory. Good luck. Liz Ward. (9mg and counting!)