Memory finally failed me on taking my pred. In the evening yesterday my water was still in the cup a
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and my tablets were still in the med box for that day. Too late to take them so I prepared for possible effects. I'm currently fighting OA in knees and hips with something else in thighs that could be my PMR. At any rate I'm forcing myself onto the tennis court for an hour at a time to keep from being permanently in the recliner. It is now the following day and nothing strange in the way of general PMR symptoms have evolved. I'm just at the beginning of 4.0mg dosage having stayed at 4.5 for about two months. Although I have tried to blame dosage reduction on many of my pains, I cannot be certain because of the other issues such as OA. I am almost 86 and have been fighting PMR for about 30 months. So I am posting this to ask if I should have expected anything unusual in the way of pain etc. or is there a delay involved. Or is it an indicator that I am out of the woods as far as PMR is concerned.
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maid_mariane paul45653
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hi Paul
i split my dose so the dose i constantly forget is my afternoon dose of 5mg. i usually notice hours later when my pains return and take it then however i have occasionally forgot it all together and have been surprised how well i coped.
i say this because i can only reduce bt 0.5mg at a time and it's over a year and now at 16mg. so go figure.
Mariane
paul45653 maid_mariane
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Yea Mairiane, I expected a clap of thunder and a deep voice from above warning me of dire consequences. Makes me wonder how bad I really need the little dose I'm taking.
Anhaga paul45653
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You do need it. I've managed to delay my dose I think three times over the course of sixteen months I've been taking pred. The first time I remembered when I was out of the hosue and not able to get to it for several hours. Probably at about 8 mg a the time. I did feel some slight effects from the delay of about six hours. Another time, more recently, I realized late in the day I'd forgotten to take it. More like what happened to you. I took half a dose as it was about 12 hours late, and suffered no effects. So my theory is, the lower the dose, and the more your own adrenals are functioning, the less likely you are to experience immediate effects.
Anhaga
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paul45653 Anhaga
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Maybe some good will result. I'd wondered about my adrenals, but the test is a bit dodgy. At least I don't have to panic if it happens again.
lodgerUK_NE paul45653
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Brilliant NHS.
tina-uk_cwall paul45653
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Paul, if I have ever forgotton to take my medication I have simply taken it there and then at the time I remembered. Then the next day I've taken my preds at noon, then on the 3rd day back on track and taken them at 8am. Hope all is well. Regards, Tina.
paul45653 tina-uk_cwall
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