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Anyone else have PMR with some serious sternum/rib cage pain?

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Sep 21, 2023 | Replies (40)
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@johnbishop

Welcome @knyhus, Tapering off of prednisone can be difficult when you get below 5 mg. My first time with PMR it took me 3 and half years to taper off with the last six months going back and forth between 1 mg and 1/2 mg until I could finally stop taking it with only minor stiffness and aches when I got up in the morning. Here is another discussion you might find helpful:
--- PMR Dosages and Managing Symptoms: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pmr-dosages/.

Keeping a daily log with my level of pain when I woke up and the dose of prednisone I was taking for the day helped me when tapering to a lower level. Do you keep a daily log?

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knyhus | @knyhus | Sep 18, 2023

Hi John
Thanks for the welcome, and the welcome advice.

I have not kept a daily log lately, as there hasn't been much variation in symptoms for a long time.

However, as they actually seem to be slightly worse lately, while still on the same dose I've been taking for months, I might start doing so.

I did at the beginning, including before I was diagnosed, since it was such a strange and ever-worsening series and spread of symptoms.

Thanks again. I'm glad to be joining.

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