Aches and pains

[Flosy]

Hi am just wondering if this is a flare or not.have real bad pains in my arms,neck and shoulders and legs.over the last 2 weeks.or is it because I've lower my dose from 5 til 4 I reduce by 1mg a month.thank you.any advice please.

[PMRpro Ambassador]

It could well be - are the pains similar to what you had with PMR at the start? You aren't reducing relentlessly to zero, you are looking for the lowest effective dose and that may well be 5mg for now. It doesn't mean you won't get lower - just not yet.

[Flosy in reply to PMRpro]

Hi.yes they are.so do you think I should go back to 5mg.thank you for your reply.

[Koalajane in reply to Flosy]

I struggled to reduce from 5mg. In fact it took me a year to get to 4mg and I ended up reducing by ,25mg each time. 5 to 4 is a big drop so maybe you should get it under control and then drop by .5mg

[Flosy in reply to Koalajane]

Thank you.

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to Flosy]

I think it is the first thing to try - and as Koalajane suggests, once it is under control again, try just 1/2mg . Do you use a slowed taper like DSNS or DorsetLady's one?

[Flosy in reply to PMRpro]

Thank you.will try that.

[piglette]

It sounds very much as if you have gone below your comfortable level. Personally I would go back to the point I last felt OK for a while, then reduce in smaller amounts if possible. Reducing 5mg to 4mg is a 20% reduction which is quite a lot.

[Flosy in reply to piglette]

Thank you.