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My sympyoms of polymyalgia and GCA have returned after reducing prednisone to 10 mg. when some symtoms re-occurred in a week, I went back to 15, but now symptoms are back again. What next?

By Anonymous
Created 10/07/2011 - 13:33

Symptoms are decreased vision, jaw pain, scalp tenderness, headache, andmuscle pain in neck, shoulders, arms, and hips. I originally started with 60 mg prednisone and then to 30, 20, 15, and finally 10, It was when I went to 10 the symptoms came back. Any other meds available? Change of diet?

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