Be careful about tapering too fast. Your body needs time to adjust and resume making cortisol. If you go too fast, you may induce a flare. Talk to your doc about this.
Once I got down to 20, I reduced 2.5 mg every two weeks down to 10 mg. From there, I dropped 1 mg/month down to zero. I had a mild flare after being off pred for four months. Went back to 60 and tapered again. Got down to 3 mg and noticed symptoms reappeared. Went back to 5. Symptoms disappeared. I've been at 5 mg ever since (2+ years).
I understand about weight gain. What has helped me is moderate exercise and eating cleaner. I don't eat processed foods. I eat more fresh fruits and vegetables and less grains and added sugars. It's taken almost three years, but I'm within five pounds of my pre-wegs weight.
Pete
dx 1/11
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