Hello All,
I have had PMR since mid 2013 and have dropped from 20mg to 3mg. I used the slow reduction method to get this far down taking 26 days to go from 3 and a half mg to 3mg. I have been struggling at 3mg for some days and I am concerned that a flare up might be developing. Should I go back to 3 and a half to be safe? I don't know if trying to cope at 3 will result in a total failure and a return to a much higher dose.
Regards
If it were me I would - possibly even 4mg for a few days first. And rest at 3.5mg for a month or so. It is a very low dose - and I really never think it is worth spoiling the ship for a ha'p'thworth of tar!
I think that is the best way. I was headed to 5mg and found in was fighting pain instead of living life. I have gone back up to 7 for 2 weeks as that is where I am essentially pain free. I am now starting the slow taper, and thanks to everyone here I actually found it written out instead of just talked about as has been the case on other sights.
It is written out on all 3 PMRGCA forums in the UK and someone asks I always give the link.
I say so often that there is no virtue in taking too low a dose to manage the pain and feel well - you have to have benefits to balance out the downsides of pred.
Susie, I have had PMR for 18months and have done pretty good. I am down to 3mg one day and 4mg of predis olone the next. Soon
Alternate dose or half one pred
Just can't seem to taper past 3mg of Prednisone.
Rapid weight gain and failure to lose it on 3mg of pred.
Update to "Back at 10mg what to do now?"
