Guest guest Posted October 17, 2004 Report Share Posted October 17, 2004 sorry, forgot to change the subject line: Lots of talk about prednisone... When I first went in for symptoms, my family doctor would not prescribe steroids in order to alleviate symptoms, and when I saw the rheumy for the first time - after diagnosis I got 2 shots of some kind of corticosteroid to tide me over until the DMARDS started working, and after that, it was made clear that corticosteroids were not an option for treatment. Are there 2 schools of thought in rheumatologist land? Those that do and those that don't? Curious... Deborah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 6, 2005 Report Share Posted April 6, 2005 Hi everyone- I am reading the posts here and just wanted to say that I was told never ever to just stop taking prednisone. The body relies on that cortisol, and the body doesnt make it on its own anymore so you can get very sick and it can be a life threatening situation. Tapering off with Drs. help is safe and effective. I have been taking 5mg am and 2mg pm and its working for me. If I need a bit of help, I take an extra milligram am and pm but never more than 10mg total. I am really sensitive to it, so adding even 1 mg is serious business for yours truly. Be well everyone........Deborah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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