Ida
Hi Shar- Hope you are feeling well. Hope the 7.5 mg is doing the job for you. I think 5 mg is the magic number. It seems almost everyone has a flare at that dose. I am on 8mg/7mg alternate days. So far, so good. Still have lots of pain in the morning, but for me the fatigue is the worst. And at this dose the fatigue is not too bad. I will be tapering all summer. Next month will be three years since I first became ill, starting with fluid in my lungs. It took 6 months for the diagnosis of PMR. Also three years on prednisone. So far I do have some osteoporosis in one spot in spite of taking calcium. Have gained 40 pounds. But I am thankful that PMR is not a life threatening disease- it's a quality-of-life threatening disease, but that too can be overcome. I hope you continue to improve and will soon feel 100 percent better. Keep me posted. Ida