reducing from six to five and half

[Blackcat1M]

This is my second week of reducing and I have found when I wake up my shoulders and neck are really muscles are really hard and uncomfortable.

Also last night while I was reading in bed and I turned over I got a sharp pain in my neck.

I have had to stop mtx for three week owing to a bad chest and cough but, yesterday i took my first mtx for the first time in three weeks could that have caused my pain in bed.

It is a year since I have tried to reduce owing to me having a heart attack and also having cataract surgery, I am at the moment waiting to have laser treatment in three weeks.

Should I stop reducing .

Thank you

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer]

If you are having some problems [whether PMR or not] it might be sensible to pause the tapering until you have got through next few weeks.

I appreciate you have not be able to taper for some time for various reasons, but really no point in trying when you still have other things going on.

[Blackcat1M in reply to DorsetLady]

Many thanks I will do as you suggest.

[PMRpro Ambassador]

Have you changed anything on the bed? Done anything to strain your shoulders - different seating, carrying things?

[Blackcat1M in reply to PMRpro]

Not that I can think of

[Wizards]

Are you using the dead slow method? If so, if you had no problems on week 1 return to week 1 for many weeks then go week 2 and repeat for a couple of weeks. If not go back to your dose before reducing and stay for a couple of months.

Good luck