Barbara
I was diagnosed with PMR January 1999. The rheumatalogist put me on 15 mg. of prednesone. Within 3 days all the aching in my arms, neck, hips, ankles; my numerous headaches; and my dreadful tiredness disappeared as if by magic. I felt I could leap tall buildings. I am now down to 9 mg of prednesone and still feeling great. I did not attribute my indigestion problems to PMR but to overeating as prednesone causes excessive hunger and water retention. But because I do take prednesone, the doctor prescribed 1600 mg of calcium in the form of Ultra Tums as the prednesone removes calcium from your body. Also 400 IU of vitamin E. Hope this helps.