Donna
One of the criteria for diagnosing Polymyalgia definitively is to see how it reacts to Prednisone. If it is truly Polymyalgia, symptoms will be relieved within 24 hours. Be sure to get to a rheumotologist if you haven't already. I was diagnosed 5 months ago only after the Prednisone trial and we have been attempting to wean since then, only to have all the symptoms return. I finally got to the Rheumotologist this week and he has put me on a higher dose once again along with Viox and within 18 hours I feel like I have my life back once again.