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DSNS Question

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rocketman42
rocketman42

Has anybody tried and had success with just using the 2nd half of the DSNS method ?

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  • liz12234
    liz12234 rocketman42

    Posted

    Hi there, I tried using 4days instead of 6 and it worked for a while, I got down to zero but it came back again .

  • EileenH
    EileenH rocketman42

    Posted

    You mean starting at alternate days old and new and building up the no of new days?

    • EileenH
      EileenH rocketman42

      Posted

      Only one way to find out!! Try it!!!

      Quite a few doctors will tell patients to alternate old and new doses as a way to smooth the step down a bit and for a lot it works at the higher doses while the change is still a relatively small percentage of the current dose.

  • wendy64238
    wendy64238 rocketman42

    Posted

    Everyone is different. You need to try what works for you. I got down to 1.5 prednizone andstayed at that dose for 5 months but recently i have gone back up to 2mg. I will stat the DSNS method again when I feel stable.

    It took me 3 years to get down to this. I started at 20mg

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