Originally Posted by
godgirl
Been tapering from 10mg starting in August - 1mg per month. I made it down to 7mg starting last Monday. And on Wednesday my nose started bleeding and my sinuses started swelling up and feeling raw again. Saw the rheumy on Friday and she bumped me up to 10 - and we'll try the taper again in a couple of weeks.
Just curious about whether you have seasonal allergies that could be causing the sinus issues. I've found that taking a 10 mg loratadiene daily and 10 mg phenylephrine twice a day has kept my sinus issues at bay.
I've been down to 3 mg pred (again) for the past month, and I see my rheumy on Thursday. I'm thinking she'll take me down to 2 mg with further instructions about how fast to go lower.
Pete
dx 1/11
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