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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)Comment receiving replies
I was tapering at 1 mg. a .month and had a big flare-up that only subsided at 10 mgs. of prednisone. Now have been cutting back at 1/2 mg. a month and am back at 8 mgs. and doing ok but also injecting 25 mgs. of methotrexate weekly. Joping and praying for a remission to.get off all this poison but we have to do what works.
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Sorry to hear you had a flare-up! As well as prednisone works -- and I'm grateful for its ability to minimize the pain of PMR -- being on it long-term terrifies me, given all the other health problems that can arise from it. I'm really hoping I'll be able to start tapering down soon now that I also have some naturopathic supplements to take along with it.