What is your opinion on decreasing pred.?
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I called my GP a few weeks ago to ask for a reduction in Pred since I was taking 30mg until Mar 30, but c/o of SO many unpleasant side effects. He reduced it to 20mg and made an appt. to see him. So I went on 20mg. w/ no pain, kept the appt. when he said to reduce to 15mg. on March 15 and see him on Mar. 30. Two days ago, i started on 17,5 mg. on my own until March 15. I've had no pain since Nov. 1 when I started on 40mg.for one month. Before the prednisone,I could NOT function, was very stiffened with LOTS of pain and stiffness. He said when I get to 15mg. we will have to go much slower. My lab work has not been far off. What do you think of my doing a gradual reduction to 17.5?.
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ptolemy Elijo
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margo25238 Elijo
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TRYING TO AVOID A FLARE: I tried several months ago to decrease, when i got to 5 i had a flare and went back up to 7, that was the beginning of February. Since then i have been very cautious, decreasing .5 until now; i am on the dead slow method - spent the last three weeks on 6 and now tomorrow will go to 5.5 for another three weeks. Approaching 5mgs is making me anxious, and my goal is to be off Pred entirely! Would appreciate feedback and suggestions.
ptolemy margo25238
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Sheilamac_Fife Elijo
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Elijo Sheilamac_Fife
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Sheilamac_Fife Elijo
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What at does seem to make it harder to control is if you yo yo your doses up and down.
However, you are doing so well so far. Fingers crossed you get down to 15mg by the end of the month and then you can start the slow taper down. 😄
Elijo Sheilamac_Fife
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Glad you're doing well!
Sheilamac_Fife Elijo
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I have not had any actual flares with pain etc. I'm thinking this is because I have not raced to get down to zero and have come to terms with the side effects (most of the time....), however, it may just be luck. Who knows! This seems to be the most variable condition!
Ive stopped reducing. I was coming down to 5.5mg but I'm moving house, my man has a new job and I've been asked to write a new cookbook. All good things but still a quite stressful. The fatigue seemed worse so I thought I'd go back to 6mg and stay there until I get settled in the new place. Hopefully that will work and will give my adrenals time to wake up...
i see Eileen has commented. That's good! Her advice is always worth listening to.
Hope it works out for you over these next few weeks. Don't let the doc rush you! X
EileenH Sheilamac_Fife
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Sheilamac_Fife EileenH
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The Whisky Kitchen
100ways with whisky and food
it also has a travelogue of Scotland in the whisky regions
won a best in the world, in Paris, the year after it was published in 2009.
We were soooo astonished! It was our first book. So exciting, can't tell you!...
See it on Amazon!
hehe X
EileenH Sheilamac_Fife
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Sheilamac_Fife EileenH
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Gin? Possible... Actually one of Graham's new jobs is as Uk sales Manager for Firkin Gin (and Whisky of course, but the push is on this new Gin). So you have your finger on the pulse, Eileen... 😉😄😉
EileenH Sheilamac_Fife
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The concept of Scottish gin appeals - they have just got the first South Tirol whisky aged enough to call it that not schnapps
Our niece works for a company (which shall remain nameless here) but has provided Pimms (and the correct way to make it) and other delicacies for her parents - in the wake of maty leave she is now part-time and in Baileys about which we are all less enthusiastic. Except possibly over/as icecream...
Elijo Sheilamac_Fife
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Sheilamac_Fife Elijo
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it remains to be seen about my brain and the book... That's part of the stress, but I will be putting the recipes out to testers to make sure I'm not talking nonsense.., haha
When the deadlines were getting set etc I completely forgot that I was ill and responded the way I did first time around. Then deadlines were a good idea, to focus my mind! However, I will slip the dates if it becomes a problem. They are pretty arbitrary anyway.
Good Luck with your move! I started packing yesterday, but just going slowly, others will help. X