First, let me say that this site and all that have responded to my woes, have helped me tremendously through my PMR for the past 7 years. I have been tapering from 8mgs of prednisone and am now down to 3mgs over the past year. It has been a very slow process and I have been tapering by 1/2mg every 4-5 weeks. Does this sound normal? Have other patients had similar difficulties tapering down to zero? What is the average amount of time that those that have PMR are still on prednisone? Are any patients on higher doses of prednisone for longer that 7 years?
I'm sorry, but I am so frustrated! I have been on 3mg for the past 3 weeks and I can hardly walk, let alone bend and get up. I have been pushing myself in hopes of forcing my adrenals to catch up, but this is just too difficult to continue. This has been a continuous journey from 15mgs at the start to 3mgs and below for the past 7 years, only to jump back up again and start all over.
Should I jump up to 5,8,10mgs again? Thank you again for all of your support!🙃