Hi folks - not posted for a while but have been checking in regularly to see how everyone's doing. The good news for any 'newbies' to the site is that, in my experience, the pred weight does go when you come off them! This was a huge issue for me, having put on 3 stone at the beginning I thought it would never go but I'm now only 5lbs off my pre-diagnosis weight! Its also comforting in a funny sort of way to know that if I do flare, I will have a better understanding of the side effects of the drugs. So don't lose hope fellow 'pred poppers'!

Now to my question - does anyone have any advice for me on tapering Imuran - it seems the plan is to decrease by 50mg every 8 weeks (blood tests dependent). I know everyone is different (and don't get me wrong, I can't wait to get off them!) but does 50mg sound the right sort of taper for Imuran?

As usual, your wisdom would be greatly appreciated.