Almost 2 years into PMR. Now in 6th day of taper from 7.5 to 7m
daily. I overdid it yesterday, physically so now my arms hurt in PMR area. Is this the start of a flare...or do I continue the taper as it is. Otherwise feel good. Thank you for any comments.
If it is from activity, "I overdid it yesterday, physically so now my arms hurt", then the symptoms should be gone in 2-3 days. May be helpful if you alternate days with old dose/new dose to soften the transition from 7.5-->7mg and to let the body recover from whatever you did. Search for "dead slow and almost stop" method for transition, if you are not doing it already...
Good advice! I am doing the "dead slow and stop" method...and being very careful at this almost 7m dose...HOWEVER, what a stupid thing I did,
overdoing the activities. So hard to resist when I am feeling so much better than a year ago! Really need this forum for support! Thank you.
When I manage to induce one of these "mini-flares", however loclized, and if the symptoms are approaching being debilitating, I might just take another 1mg of pred for a day as I ride it out. I did this a few days ago when I spent two hours trimming the hedges using the big ordinary shears. Three days later and I am almost back to normal, just some residual pain in my forearms.