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when I tapered the first time , the doctor found tapering by one half or one quarter , worked best and he added the drug plaquenil 200 mg per day to finally get off prednidsone. Also staying hydrated helped and eating small amounwts of food. Hope you are feeling better soon.
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EileenH pat73046
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Did you mean to start a new thread Pat? Surely this belongs with Lynda's thread?
Michdonn pat73046
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Hi Pat, if you found plaquenil helpful that great. My Rheumy suggested several different drugs including plaquenil, I read all the side effects and decided I would just stay with Prednisone. .Especially after reading the article where low doses of Prednisone does not appear to be affecting your bones. 🙂
Anhaga pat73046
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If you ere tapering "the first time" does that mean you have had PMR or GCA more than once? Or that the first taper wasn't successful after all?