Re: Prednisone update - Tawny

[Guest guest]

Hi Tawny. So you feel better just stopping a low dose of Pred rather

than tapering down mg by mg? I'm taking 5mg now, and I want to talk

to my doctor next week about stopping it. I've seen some people who

have cut down an mg at a time, even from such a low dose, so I don't

know which is the better way to go.

> > So I expected a miracle...ha ha...I have no insurance so I used

> alot

> > of my money that I really couldn't spare and went to my old

rheumy -

>

> > he knows that I will have insurance in a couple of months so we

are

> > doing a " band-aid " process until then. He put me on a burst of

> > prednisone.

> >

> > Before it always worked and I was supermom, superhuman,

superworker

> > and felt fabulous - like I didn't even have RA. I am barely

> feeling

> > a difference this time. It has had an effect - some, but not

> alot.

> > Is this normal? Do we just progress too far that prednisone

alone

> > is not enough? Chalk this up to inexperience with this and

denial

> > up to now....I am now having to come down on the dosage from 20

mg

> > and dont want to... Has anyone else experienced this? What

> > happened? I feel yucky still!

[Guest guest]

, if you've been on prednisone daily for any significant amount of

time, usually tapering off is in order as opposed to quitting cold

turkey.

I'm glad you're going to discuss discontinuing your prednisone with your

physician since stopping prednisone abruptly can be very dangerous. It

can also cause you to flare.

I'll tell you where to go!

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester

s Hopkins Medicine

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org

[ ] Re: Prednisone update - Tawny

> Hi Tawny. So you feel better just stopping a low dose of Pred rather

> than tapering down mg by mg? I'm taking 5mg now, and I want to talk

> to my doctor next week about stopping it. I've seen some people who

> have cut down an mg at a time, even from such a low dose, so I don't

> know which is the better way to go.

[Guest guest]

i have been on 5 mgs over a year now. everytime i stop i crash. rheumi tells

me not a big deal. kathy in il

[Guest guest]

, Please contact your doctor, and find out what his advice for

you would be. I was taking 5mg daily, and then started going down

every other day, and then eventually went off it.

I just didn't like how it made me feel. I was very moody, agitated

always, headaches, just not for me. Some people do great on it, were

all different, and what is best for me, might not be for you. So,

please contact your doc, and let us know. hugs, Tawny

> > > So I expected a miracle...ha ha...I have no insurance so I used

> > alot

> > > of my money that I really couldn't spare and went to my old

> rheumy -

> >

> > > he knows that I will have insurance in a couple of months so we

> are

> > > doing a " band-aid " process until then. He put me on a burst of

> > > prednisone.

> > >

> > > Before it always worked and I was supermom, superhuman,

> superworker

> > > and felt fabulous - like I didn't even have RA. I am barely

> > feeling

> > > a difference this time. It has had an effect - some, but not

> > alot.

> > > Is this normal? Do we just progress too far that prednisone

> alone

> > > is not enough? Chalk this up to inexperience with this and

> denial

> > > up to now....I am now having to come down on the dosage from 20

> mg

> > > and dont want to... Has anyone else experienced this? What

> > > happened? I feel yucky still!