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When and How to Taper Prednisone
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Sep 20, 2023 | Replies (39)Comment receiving replies
Who would have guessed with PMR you also needed to be a mathematician. I have both 5 and 1 mg pills. After 1 1/2 yrs I’m finally going to 4 1/2 mg a day. So very slow but works for me and absolutely everyone is different. I cut my 5 mg in half and add a 1 mg to get my daily dose of4 1/2 mg of prednisone. It really is trial and error and a lot of patience. Good luck with your journey.
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Half a 5mg tablet plus a 1mg tablet is 3.5mg.
I agree with you that cutting those prednisone tablets of various strengths takes a lot of adding up and care, especially as the dosages change. It doesn't help that the 1mg and 5mg tablets are the same colour and almost the same size and the tablet containers look very similar. Mistakes must be made very often.