Shar
Hi Ida, Thanks for posting, Ida! My rheumatologist decided that I should stay at 7.5 mg of Prednisone for now, until at least December. I have not been completely pain free, so he said it's best to stay on the dose I'm on now, and that it is a perfectly acceptable level as fas as side effects go. Last spring, when the Prednisone was tapered to 5 mg, I had a terrible relapse, and it took a month for me to bounce back at the higher dose of the Prednisone. It will be a year in November, since I came down with PMR, and a year in January that I have been on Prednisone. The only real side effect I've had is some weight gain (7 pounds). I guess I can't complain. It could be a lot worse! How are you doing? It's great that you could taper to 6 mg. I hope I can get my dose down at least in December, but I'll have to wait and see. I have some pain and stiffness in my upper arms presently, so it seems that I won't be able to taper the steroid for some time. Is that where you have your pain? How is your energy? I have more of that, since I dropped the Vioxx over a month ago. I think it was adding to my fatigue. Are you taking anything other than Prednisone for your PMR? Thanks for sharing, Ida! I look forward to hearing from you! I hope you feel better with each day! Shar