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margaret22251
margaret22251

saturday night and sunday night and monday night i increased my pred by .5mg is it safe to now to start taking 2.5mg

many thanks

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  • r.d.s26296
    r.d.s26296 margaret22251

    Posted

    i think you should go down slowly ...have you just started to reduce and after you felt pains ...

    when i reduce, it always takes a few days for my body to get use to the lower dose ...

    EILEEN is the lady who can give you precise advice

    she is our expert

    feel well

    • margaret22251
      margaret22251 r.d.s26296

      Posted

      Yes i was reducing from 7.5 to 7 ( i take 5mg morning and 2.5 at night) i think i over did it at sons, took 3mg instead of 2.5 for three night , neck pain no better.

  • EileenH
    EileenH margaret22251

    Posted

    Sorry - can't remember everything about people's doses. What did you do before?

    • margaret22251
      margaret22251 EileenH

      Posted

      mu dosage is five mg morning , then two and half a night. But i am reducing to two at night, went to sons overdid it so up to three mg, should i continue for a while or will i be ok to carry on reducing.

  • Anhaga
    Anhaga margaret22251

    Posted

    If you increased your dose to deal with a flare and you feel better now you can drop back to where you were, but I would recommend you actually not drop down all the way. You flared for a reason. Drop down step by step over the next two or three days and maybe stop at 3 for a few days before using the dead slow taper to get back to 2.5. This will help you find your current best lowest dose which may well be just above where you were, unfortunately. This is how things have been for me. I'm assuming you have access to 1 mg tablets. If you don't have 1 mg tablets, please try to get them. It will make life much easier for you. 😃

    • margaret22251
      margaret22251 Anhaga

      Posted

      Thank you yes i have one mg tablets. as i said i have over done at the weekend as i went to my sons and my little grandson which i only see a few times a year .

    • Anhaga
      Anhaga margaret22251

      Posted

      Sorry, I misread your post. Thought you had increased by 5 mg, not .5. Ignore my comment!

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