hello all! I havent looked in here for some time as Ive been having a real battle. Docs undecided what form of weakness I have but it is getting worse.
Ive been reducing steroid dose by half mg per week - taking same dose for 7 days then 1/2 mg less for next 7days.
Next week daily dosage will be 1 1/2mg. Is it better to take 2mg first day, 1mg next day and so on. Or to try to chop these crumbly wee pills in half, and swallow correct dose each day?
Im sure others have met this problem, and I wd love to hear how they coped. Thanks,
For my GCA I use to do the tapering alternating the new dose and the old those for 10 days then keep taking the new dose for 30 days.
In same time I observe my symptoms.
Recently I had a flare up then everything changed.I was on Pred 9MG
Started adding 1 MG of Pred a day until the symptoms around my eye and my vision were fine.
Now I am taking Pred 15 MG feeling just right.
Hope my experience will somehow help you.
Stay well .
gentian,
Based on all I have seen on this forum and my own experience, you have been reducing at four times the recommended rate. Its hard enough normally without the acceleration.
Paul
I assume then that they have decided whatever it is it isn't PMR? If it is PMR and they are reducing you at that rate then obviously it will get worse.
I doubt it makes much difference if all you are doing is reducing to get off pred but they are much easier to cut using a pill cutter from the pharmacy. There are various sorts, some are probably better than others and they are fairly cheap.
If you are OK at this dose it suggests your adrenals are working fairly well by now and you don't need to stick too carefully to the dose, you're aiming for zero so whether it is slightly more or slightly less from day to day won't matter a lot.