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Dorset lady's tapering plan

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I've just found an alternative reducing plan that might help some folk. With PMR one size does not fit everyone so my advice is to try, try, try again until you can taylor your own reducing plan by listening to your body.

2019 edition -DL’s SIMPLE TAPER

DorsetLady

DorsetLadyPMRGCAuk volunteer

10 months ago•75 Replies

Hi,

With new patients coming online all the time thought it might be a good idea to put this out as a new post. It might be easier to locate.

I usually found once I completed week 5, I was able to go straight into the next taper. But you can always stay an extra week or so, it’s entirely up to you. On a few occasions I stayed a bit longer - if I wasn’t 100% sure my GCA was settled or if I knew something a bit stressful was on the horizon (holidays, Christmas, visitors, etc).

As I’m always saying it’s only a plan, if you need to alter it (say to repeat a week) then do so.

It’s easy enough to draw out on a piece of paper, but I do have all versions as a blank copy in Word or PDF - or an excel spreadsheet which updates the doses, so if anyone wants a copy of any or all of them please send email address to me on a PRIVATE MESSAGE - not the open forum

TAPER (5 weeks);

Week 1 -

Sun, Thurs new dose -

Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri, Sat old dose

Week 2 -

Sun, Tues,Thurs new dose -

Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat old dose

Week 3 -

Sun, Tues, Wed, Thurs new dose -

Mon, Fri, Sat old dose

Week 4-

Sun, Tues, Wed, Thurs, Sat new dose -

Mon, Fri old dose

Week 5 -

Every day new dose

SLIGHTLY LONGER TAPER (7 weeks)

Week 1 -

Sun - new dose

Mon-Sat old dose

Week 2 -

Sun, Thurs new dose -

Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri, Sat old dose

Week 3-

Sun, Tues, Thurs new dose -

Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat old dose

Week 4 -

Sun, Tues, Wed, Thurs new dose -

Mon, Fri, Sat old dose

Week 5 -

Sun, Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri new dose

Mon, Sat old dose

Week 6 -

Sun -Fri inclusive new dose

Week 7 -

Every day new dose

ULTRA SLOW TAPER (14 weeks) - if you’re really struggling.

Same days as 7 week taper, but complete each week twice

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Blearyeyed

Thanks for the reminder of both the recommended Taper Plans we have available on the forum that you have given us in the last day PP .

It's really helpful for New Members or for Old Members who have forgotten where to find them to get a reminder through a post.

It's good to remember the right hand side bar on every Post Page too .

If you want to get to get to DL or Pros Taper plans you will see it in the list of ' Related Posts' or in ' Pinned Posts ' press the right title on those lists and you can get to it anytime or choose to save these posts now for when you need them.

If you want to save a Taper post for later , or you don't want to lose a piece of information you read in a post any day , you can press the ' Save Post' option at the bottom of the post itself to help you find it later.

Thanks again xx

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SheffieldJane

Thanks! 🌟

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Yellowbluebell

This and pmrpros plan are available in pinned posts. Anyone can look at them there . YBB

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MaryA_

Thanks D-lady, The five week plan has seemed to work pretty good for me until lately, I’m down to 3mg. Then wham! I’m going to try the 7 week plan now. 🤗🤗🤗. maryanne

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Jackoh

Thanks for the reminder

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DianeA1

Knock on wood, using DL's taper from the beginning in January, 2018, for PMR I have gone from 15 to 1.25 (Jan 2020) with few issues. Thank you DL!

My Rheumie of course wanted a 1 mg drop but we never argued. He is a treasure, as is everyone here.

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