Guest guest Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 Hi, Prednisone can have extremely nasty side effects, especially if you reduce too quickly. Normally GI doctors suggest that you reduce by 5 mg every 1-2 weeks. Please check with your physician. Good luck, Jill > Posted by: " christinamae1211 " christinamae1211@... christinamae1211 Tue Jan 1, 2008 7:58 pm (PST) >I started SCD on Saturday morning and have been eating the chicken >broth soup with pureed carrots, broiled meat and 2 tablespoons of the yogurt, my D is not frequent only in the morning and there is some blood. I felt great yesterday, not alot of brain fog like i normally have, etc. but today I am having problems. I feel weak, have a headache, feel sick to my stomach, and am having bad anxiety issues, my gut feels strange as well. I just got over the stomach flu so i dont think im getting it again, im just wondering if anyone has experienced this either while starting the diet or while comming off prednisone? as I cut back to 10mg saturday as well and wonder if my body is just going crazy because of the taper, diet or what, it almost feels as if its shutting down on me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 from my personal experience, the tapering was best when it was done by 1mg at a time.. sometimes every couple of days.. sometimes 1mg a week. takes time but the setbacks from that sudden drop was somehow easier for me so i wouldn't have to go back up 5-10-20mg because i felt so bad. talk to your dr see if he/she is open to that. in my experience most GI's are not open to that.. but, from my understanding, endocrinologists do the tapering this way as a rule of thumb. > > I have been on the 5 mg every 2 weeks taper starting dose was 40 mg. I noticed when I cut back a few days later I feel awful, the 15 mg taper was rough on me too but I didnt feel like I did yesterday. I really want to be done with prednisone completely! They have said I am very sensitive to it, and I can tell! > > ~~ Keller~~ > > Re: A Question > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > Prednisone can have extremely nasty side effects, especially if you reduce too quickly. Normally GI doctors suggest that you reduce by 5 mg every 1-2 weeks. Please check with your physician. > > > > Good luck, > > Jill > > > > > Posted by: " christinamae1211 " christinamae1211@ yahoo.com christinamae1211 > > Tue Jan 1, 2008 7:58 pm (PST) > > >I started SCD on Saturday morning and have been eating the chicken > > >broth soup with pureed carrots, broiled meat and 2 tablespoons of the > > yogurt, my D is not frequent only in the morning and there is some > > blood. I felt great yesterday, not alot of brain fog like i normally > > have, etc. but today I am having problems. I feel weak, have a > > headache, feel sick to my stomach, and am having bad anxiety issues, > > my gut feels strange as well. I just got over the stomach flu so i > > dont think im getting it again, im just wondering if anyone has > > experienced this either while starting the diet or while comming off > > prednisone? as I cut back to 10mg saturday as well and wonder if my > > body is just going crazy because of the taper, diet or what, it almost > > feels as if its shutting down on me! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <!-- > > #ygrp-mkp{ > border:1px solid #d8d8d8;font-family:Arial;margin:14px 0px;padding:0px 14px;} > #ygrp-mkp hr{ > border:1px solid #d8d8d8;} > #ygrp-mkp #hd{ > color:#628c2a;font-size:85%;font-weight:bold;line-height:122%;margin:10px 0px;} > #ygrp-mkp #ads{ > margin-bottom:10px;} > #ygrp-mkp .ad{ > padding:0 0;} > #ygrp-mkp .ad a{ > color:#0000ff;text-decoration:none;} > --> > > > > <!-- > > #ygrp-sponsor #ygrp-lc{ > font-family:Arial;} > #ygrp-sponsor #ygrp-lc #hd{ > margin:10px 0px;font-weight:bold;font-size:78%;line-height:122%;} > #ygrp-sponsor #ygrp-lc .ad{ > margin-bottom:10px;padding:0 0;} > --> > > > > <!-- > > #ygrp-mlmsg {font-size:13px;font-family:arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;} > #ygrp-mlmsg table {font-size:inherit;font:100%;} > #ygrp-mlmsg select, input, textarea {font:99% arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;} > #ygrp-mlmsg pre, code {font:115% monospace;} > #ygrp-mlmsg * {line-height:1.22em;} > #ygrp-text{ > font-family:Georgia; > } > #ygrp-text p{ > margin:0 0 1em 0;} > #ygrp-tpmsgs{ > font-family:Arial; > clear:both;} > #ygrp-vitnav{ > padding-top:10px;font-family:Verdana;font-size:77%;margin:0;} > #ygrp-vitnav a{ > padding:0 1px;} > #ygrp-actbar{ > clear:both;margin:25px 0;white-space:nowrap;color:#666;text-align:right;} > #ygrp-actbar .left{ > float:left;white-space:nowrap;} > .bld{font-weight:bold;} > #ygrp-grft{ > font-family:Verdana;font-size:77%;padding:15px 0;} > #ygrp-ft{ > font-family:verdana;font-size:77%;border-top:1px solid #666; > padding:5px 0; > } > #ygrp-mlmsg #logo{ > padding-bottom:10px;} > > #ygrp-vital{ > background-color:#e0ecee;margin-bottom:20px;padding:2px 0 8px 8px;} > #ygrp-vital #vithd{ > font-size:77%;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:bold;color:#333;text-transform:upp\ ercase;} > #ygrp-vital ul{ > padding:0;margin:2px 0;} > #ygrp-vital ul li{ > list-style-type:none;clear:both;border:1px solid #e0ecee; > } > #ygrp-vital ul li .ct{ > font-weight:bold;color:#ff7900;float:right;width:2em;text-align:right;padding-ri\ ght:.5em;} > #ygrp-vital ul li .cat{ > font-weight:bold;} > #ygrp-vital a{ > text-decoration:none;} > > #ygrp-vital a:hover{ > text-decoration:underline;} > > #ygrp-sponsor #hd{ > color:#999;font-size:77%;} > #ygrp-sponsor #ov{ > padding:6px 13px;background-color:#e0ecee;margin-bottom:20px;} > #ygrp-sponsor #ov ul{ > padding:0 0 0 8px;margin:0;} > #ygrp-sponsor #ov li{ > list-style-type:square;padding:6px 0;font-size:77%;} > #ygrp-sponsor #ov li a{ > text-decoration:none;font-size:130%;} > #ygrp-sponsor #nc{ > background-color:#eee;margin-bottom:20px;padding:0 8px;} > #ygrp-sponsor .ad{ > padding:8px 0;} > #ygrp-sponsor .ad #hd1{ > font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;color:#628c2a;font-size:100%;line-height:122%\ ;} > #ygrp-sponsor .ad a{ > text-decoration:none;} > #ygrp-sponsor .ad a:hover{ > text-decoration:underline;} > #ygrp-sponsor .ad p{ > margin:0;} > o{font-size:0;} > .MsoNormal{ > margin:0 0 0 0;} > #ygrp-text tt{ > font-size:120%;} > blockquote{margin:0 0 0 4px;} > .replbq{margin:4;} > --> > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ > Be a better friend, newshound, and > know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.