Mary
Hi Joanne, It sounds like you might have something other than Polymyalgia, since you are on such a high dose of Prednisone to keep the symptoms at bay. Are you seeing a rheumatologist or an internist? I have Polymyalgia too, and my rheumatologist is treating me with very low doses of Prednisone. I came down with it a little over a year ago, and I was started on 20mg of Prednisone the first week, and my symptoms were resolved. After that, my doctor had me taper the dose every few weeks, until I was down to 7.5mg. Then I was at that dose for several months. I relapsed at 5mg a few months ago, and was back up to 7.5mg. I am now on 5mg and doing pretty well, except for a little more fatigue and slight neck stiffness. I may end up back on 7.5mg, but that's still considered in the safe range. If you truly have PMR, your dose of Prednisone seems to be pretty high, unless you have some other health issues along with the PMR, which you didn't mention. Best wishes to you! Let us know how you are doing. Mary