Thanks for replying to me John , i was diagnosed with PMR in March and put on 15mg of prednisone and was so pleased the pain went away within 2 days , went down to 10 was ok , but last 2 weeks been on 5mg and can feel the pain & stiffness coming back , and very tiered , going to ring my GP tomorrow , would love to come off pred but could not put up with the pain , the doctor has give me antibiotic gel for face , havent been asked to keep a log , i see a lot are having problems tappering down , i just assumed after being on a few months the condition would be gone , wishful thinking