Hi. Just to cheer up all of you who are struggling, very slowly, to reduce your Pred. and even wondering if it's worth it all. It is. Two years ago I started on 20mg. and have been reducing since using Eileen's method. It worked really well for me and am now at the 3.5 to 3.0 stage. I don't know if I'll be successful in stopping completely - in my head I've always felt that 2.5 was a really nice dose to be at (daft, I know) for another year - but we'll see.
I just want to outline the improvements I've noticed now that I've reached a low dose:
1) Hair - has improved, much less thin.
2) Eyes - wavey, blurry episodes have stopped
3) Skin - improved, much less paper-thin looking
4) Depression - early morning for 2 hours has stopped
5) Fatigue - much less tired
6) Peeing - no getting up at nights now
7) ' Pred. brain' almost gone ( just old age now)
So please see - it'l be worth it in the end. I feel that, even if the PMR returns later on (much later, hopefully), I'll be so much better able to manage it, thanks to Eileen and the other experts (you know who you are) who have been my education and support and were invaluable. Thank you all.
Keep up the hard work. J
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So please see - it'll be worth it in the end. I feel that, even if the PMR returns later on (much later, hoopefully), I'll be so much better able to manaage it, thanks to Eileen and the other experts (you know who you are)
who for me were invaluable.
Keep up the hard work. J
