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Has anyone else had pain return after reducing pred by only 2.5 mg?

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Oct 24, 2023 | Replies (53)
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@myrlyn3b

Hi Charlotte, I did exactly the same taper and my pain was back terribly. I went back up for a while to minimize the pain and now I just go down by 1 mg. each month. So far so good. Better to take it slowly and succeed rather than go too fast and have that awful pain and stiffness come back.
Lynda

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charlotte61 | @charlotte61 | Oct 11, 2023

Sorry -- Lynda, not Lydia!!!

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marid57 | @marid57 | Oct 13, 2023

Hi Charlotte,
Check out Reclast for your bones. It's given by infusion once a year so the gi tract is bypassed. I had several infusions some years ago for osteoporosis, then another this year because of taking prednisone for pmr. The first time I had a reclast infusion I felt a little bit off for two weeks. I was fine with subsequent infusions. Good luck to you!

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