The blues....
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Hello Lovely Community
After an idiotic mistake in dosaging And a roller coaster of ups and downs, I am back on 10 mg of pred. after a burst to 30 25 20 a month ago, due to return of symptoms , including headaches.
I was able to completely enjoy my daughters wedding on that dose which was a blessing , but now the journey down has been diffucult.
I had consolidated some bottles of pills( really couldn't they color code these? ) and what i thought were 10s were fives so I went from 15 to 7.5 not the 12.5 I thought i was doing.
And I could feel it with return of most symptoms, which is concernig because my dr is talkibg methotrexate if cant get below 7.5
I really dont want to do that.
But my primary concern is the major blues, I can cry at the drop of a hat, short tempered and pretty much lack of interest in anything..
I havent experienced this ever since starting this all in March,
Thinking from all the fast ups and downs?
Also as the last time I got to 5 (short lived) I start to see weight gain
where I always lose at higher doses..
Everything is out of control including this post😱
Thanks. in advance for any thoughts
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Michdonn gina30088
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gina, I know the feeling, been there done that. I get my Pred from local pharmacy, same little bottle, all strengths white. I marked on the container cover with a marker what was inside 1,5 or 10 no more problems. Thinking positive and smiling. 🙂
gina30088 Michdonn
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Thank you, I will do that! And thank you for supportive wishes.
I have a weekly daily container, which of course as I wrote I filled with the wrong dose pills for many weeks Probably would never have figured it out if not for the fact when I refilled my tens and the pills were so much larger than the 5s I thought were 10s.
Have it staightened out, will have to ride this out..
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Michdonn gina30088
Posted
gina, I take so many different things I have lay my pills out for the day, each morning. Believe me, I goofed the pills up so many different ways, but I still here to talk about it. Thinking positive with a smile on my face.🙂
lilian05079 gina30088
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Hi gina30088
I am sorry to hear you are feeling very down....i went through that big time!!..to keep track of my tapering i kept a diary. It really helped as some days i was so fatigued and down i couldn't think straight......i wish you well gina30088 in getting passed the bad spell in your tapering.....
gina30088 lilian05079
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did you notice the blues with tapering or increasing?
lilian05079 gina30088
Posted
I was very up and down with mood and temperament and would get very very emotional for the slightest thing especially around 10mg -6mg....i seemed to level off slightly at 5mg and a little better tapering from 5mg to zero...but i never really felt myself until approx 6 months after coming off preds....i have been off them now for approx 11 months and am feeling very normal and like my old self before preds.....keep going gina30088 you will get there..its a bumpy road..but there is a light at the end of the tunnel..just keep heading towards it!!....my sincere best wishes to you gina30088.....
gina30088 lilian05079
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Not that I want anyone else to experience these things it is good to hear the similarities
It helps immensly to know this too will pass
Be well Gina