Guest guest Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 You too Rosy. I have noticed several of your posts lately. I don't know if I specifically said welcome or not. If not please forgive me. It has been a rough couple of weeks. For all, I am so excited. Even though Dr. and Dr.Beebe both heard a slight wheeze today (and that is weird because I am not a wheezer - only the 3rd time someone has heard a wheeze) it is related to this weather. Rain and a low pressure system - my best friends. LOL. They have both approved a weekend trip to Birmingham to my sister's house! Woohoo, I get to escape my house. I even get to leave my county!!!! ROFL. He also added another pill Dr.Beebee said that with my withdrawal reaction I have to start on a seretonin inhibitor antidepressant. He said that my bloodwork showed my seretonin levels were way off. So, tomorrow I start Lexapro. It is for two months. He explained that it will take a full month for it to build in my system then we can actually evaluated it's effects during the second month. I guess on the up side it is another " feel good " pill. I thought that was what the Xanax was for, but he said that the Xanax helps with the shakes and rash and temper and things like that but will not control the seretonin levels. So, another pill it is. That makes 22 meds (19 daily and 3 as needed). I am turning into a walking drug store! However, on Monday we are going to try to restart the prednisone step down at the reduced rate of 2.5mg every two weeks. Dr.Beebe also indicated that if I do well on the Lexapro for the 2 months, we will look at trying to increase the step down back to 5mg every two weeks. Also found out that Dr. (my GP) has Wegener's and has been through the same type steroid issues I am going through. He was on the same 60mg/day maintenance dose & he said it took 3 years but he is now down to 10mg/day. I don't want it to take 3 years, but he really helped me by relating his experiences. It is so nice when your docs really understand what you are going through, and how much more can you understand than when you have been through it yourself? Anyway, although a long day. All in all it was a good day. I should sleep well tonight! LOL Madeline > > Madeline!! So good to read you, lol.. How are you?? How is your treatment > doing? Please, update us > > Hugs!! > > Rosy > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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