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                        I symphathize with you  I've had polymyagia rheumatic for over almost 3 years  My largest doseage was 10mg  then I was to decrease it one mg a month til I was completely off   I'm still on 2 1/2mg still have pain  but keep trying to decrease but haven't been able to quit completely  Good Luck