Drop of adrenalin in the afternoons
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I have GCA/PMR just coming up to 2 years. I have been of 5 mg predi for the last 6 to 8 weeks, and this morning started the suggested slow decrease of 4mg on day 1.
but for the last month I have found that every afternoon, if I sit down I just nod off, and no energy. I do remember reading comments about as we decrease our pred our adrenalin has to work much harder?
Has anyone any suggestions how to get through this period, and does it last a long time, perhaps there are some certain foods or diet that helps.
Any advice please,
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Nefret Jersey_Royal
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However, you have spent a comparatively short time on 5mg Pred and I have found that medics often suggest 6+ months on 5mg. You are right, at any time under about 7.5mg you are asking your adrenals to wake up and they are now lazy and don't want to!
Staying at such a low dose for extra time is not a sin or a failure - it does help to ready your body if you stabilise first and that should help the fatigue. Generally speaking there are no side effects left at that dose so no real reason not to.
Jersey_Royal Nefret
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I think you are right, I only started a 4mg this morning, doing the reduced method of 4mg day 1 and back to 5 for the rest of the week, and back to 4mg day 1 & 2 next week then 5 for the rest of the week etc.
But I think I had better stay on 5mg for another couple of months. Don!t want to cut down too quickly.
and go with the flow with the tiredness.
thankyou.
Bababoyd Jersey_Royal
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david14272 Jersey_Royal
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Jersey_Royal
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hearing from you all is a great help.
EileenH Jersey_Royal
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I have just tried to reduce from 4 to 3 and was fine at first, for a couple of months. Then I got a bad cold and noticed I felt really tired before it really seemed to be threatening a flare. I've had a few days at 5mg and am now trying 4 again and I think I feel OK but I won't be rushing back to 3 for a while.
david14272 Jersey_Royal
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