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Forgot to take your Pred?

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Sep 5, 2023 | Replies (9)
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@vellen

I did try to not take the .5mg of the 11.5mg I'm on but within a few hours ooh boy. Two weeks was not enough time to taper down. I can't imagine missing an entire day and not noticing. Could it be time to lower your dose a bit?

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kareena | @kareena | Aug 31, 2023

My doctor checks my sediment and C reactive proteins once a month which determines whether I need to increase the prednisone by 1mg.

I never do the lowering or raising on my own as I am not a physician. Only my doctor can determine that through blood tests.

I also am one that is not affected on the occasional time I forget my dosage. Yet, I need to keep on the same dosage until I discuss it with my doctor as although I am not affected by the miss, if I lower my dose, on my own, my PMR can flare up.

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