Shar
Hi Ida, It's good to hear from you! I agree that slowly tapering the Prednisone is best! I tried to reduce from 15mg to 12.5mg just a week ago, and I had a bad relapse. By the 5th day on this taper, I increased to 13.75mg, but I was still getting worse. I had pain and stiffness, as well as swelling in numerous places! Needless to say, I went back up to 15mg on the 6th day and started to feel much better by the 3rd day back up on the 15mg. The relapse I had was so bad, that I had the pain of PMR along with the swelling and pain of the RA. My rheumy thinks that I have both diseases When I saw my rheumy recently, he felt that my joints were much better than the last time he saw them, so he is confident that the Enbrel is working for me. I'm glad. I want it to work. That's for sure. I don't know what I would do if it didn't. I guess I would have to try Humira, the newest biological drug for RA. I'm going to try to taper by 1mg in a couple of weeks, after my body has had time to enjoy stability! Lol! Take good care and thanks so much for posting! Best of luck with your taper! Shar