I began my PMR journey if u will, in Aug. I began prednisone 20 mg and immediately felt much better. Remained on that for one month then went down to 15 for another month, then to 10 mg 4 weeks at which I went to 5 mg. The first 5/6 days I felt a bit achy and tired but it has slowly gotten better. I did see my rheumatologist and had elevated crp blood test 5 days in on 5 mg. I’m a 67 year old female. It’s taken 10 days to feel fairly normal on 5 mg. Having knee replacement on dec 14 so I want to stay at this dose. My orthopedic surgeon is ok with 5 mg. But ultimately I want to wean off totally, yet I don’t want any flares. That’s my story to date lol, as we all know everyone is different and reacts uniquely but it does help me to hear others stories and experiences.