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@joybannister

Thank you! I’m going to try your approach. I’ve been at 15, 20, 17.5 over 2 months total and have not been able to get rid of pain, especially in the am when it is really bad. I have resisted going up with prednisone but I see I’m probably going to need to. The day I saw my rheumatologist was a pretty good day (afternoon) and my labs were normal so she didn’t really believe me that mornings were dreadful.

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My suggestion is to not be reluctant to go up to whatever dose it takes to get into remission, because you might be able to start tapering just two weeks later. It might take 3 days at a higher dose before you get to where you want. Good luck.