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That is what I am going to do once I get to 5 mg taper 0.25 every three weeks? or four?
That is what I am going to do once I get to 5 mg taper 0.25 every three weeks? or four?
You've been on it for a long time, so just go slow. You can tell each time it's okay to drop it, because everything levels out.
hi i start to reduce preds today !!!!! moving from 25mg to 22.5 mg a day on trail basis
to see how i go on and contact gp or wg consult if i think im having problems
at least its a small step forwardDEE x
Oh yeay we are all tapering, aint life grand? Easy does it everyone. I will half my 1mg, and try 4.5 next month. I realy think I am either in remission or very close to. My ENT visit was great. Right ear almost back to good, left not so good. He thinks it is going to be permanent. But I say never say never. Throat good and nose and sinuses OK too. Just wants me to swish my nostrils since they are dry. Tomorrow I will do my blood test. But I think that beyond high ANCA, all will be good. I will also try to see what the results of my lumbar and foot x-ray was. I guess no news is good news. I still can't walk fast or far because of the pain but I think that this like my feet and ear is permanent. but I can live with that. After I come back from UK I will see if maybe when I taper off from pred, I can stop mtx.
Jolanta
I think you should manage that OK. It tends to be the last 10 mg that give the most trouble. Good luck!Originally Posted by DEE
hi i start to reduce preds today !!!!! moving from 25mg to 22.5 mg a day on trail basis
to see how i go on and contact gp or wg consult if i think im having problems
at least its a small step forward
thanks Jack i know it does not seem much but i cant get below 20mg without having major problems and it makes up for the fact that he still wont reduce cxt but the good news is white cells nearly normal !!!
Dee and Jolanta, what great news!! I hope it goes well for both of you.
That is great to hear Jolanta! It does seem like many of us are getting to taper the prednisone! Good luck to us all! I'm glad we all know that it needs to be tapered very slowly.
I have been at 20mg of pred for about 2 weeks and I have had a lot more energy. I go to 17.25 starting in the morning. if i do okay then I can drop to 15 in 3 weeks. I hope this works.
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