Pred reduction
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I am ready to reduce my prednisilone from 9mgms to 8mgms
? Best way of doing this
I thought of initially trying 8.5 alternating with 9mgms
Any advice would be appreciated
Regards Caroline
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EileenH caroline83483
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https://patient.info/forums/discuss/pmr-gca-website-addresses-and-resources-35316
you will find a description of a slow reduction scheme in the replies part of the thread. It has been used by many patients with great success, has been approved by several doctors and is to be looked at in a clinical study in the near future.
There is another quite similar version available from the NE PMRGCAUK support group. The link to their website is in the first post of the thread.
Diana112 caroline83483
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MrsO-UK_Surrey caroline83483
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If you are not one of the textbook cases with straightforward reductions, or find that you may have reached a 'maintenance dose' for a while, then a pretty foolproof method is to reduce by just 1mg on one or two days a week, gradually increasing the number of days at the new dose whilst at the same time reducing the number of days at the old dose. Some people find they need to go even more slowly by reducing in just 0.5mg decrements. From 5mg, I reduced by just 0.5mg on one day of the first week, two of the second, three of the third etc, taking about 7 weeks to reach 4.5 every day. It's very much trial and error finding what works for you but the main thing to remember is that each dose at the lower levels becomes a much larger percentage reduction than the previous dose.
sue-dorset caroline83483
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have followed slow plan similar to MrsO, reducing by 0.5mg since I got to 10mg, am now down to 4mg. A couple of times I have stayed at one dies for a few weeks, but usually I can complete one reduction, and then the following week start the next.
paula63201 caroline83483
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It is so individual. My rheumy leves it up to me.
I have done a slow reduction, since 10 mg, by alternating days. 5.5/5/5.5/5.
So far, it has worked for me with no side effects, thankfully.
I have been alternating for over 2 months now. I may alternate 5.5/ 5/5/ 5.5/ 5/5/5/ etc. until September 1, when I think I will get it down to 5 and see what happens.
Good luck to you.
caroline83483 paula63201
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continue as planned taking it very slowly.
Think the site went down for a time so missed the
chance of thanking you individually.
pleased anyway that I am ready to reduce!!