Re: Prednisolone not working after 1/8 grain increase - bump for

February 7, 2008

One more thing to consider is that I have been getting dizzy between

6:30PM and bed-time at 10:30PM the last few nights like I do and did

today when it was time for my next dose of HC. It's as if I'm running

low while waiting for the pred to kick in, although before beginning

pred I used to not really get dizzy at night - did that more during

the day, especially upon exertion. I don't exert myself at all sitting

on the couch much. Guess that cuts against my theory that the pred is

coming on fast. I'm not ready to give up yet. Is it OK to take that

stress-dose in the middle of the night - it's the only thing that is

helping me get back to sleep?

Thanks.

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> Should I take it between 6 and 7PM in the hopes that it will

> > do its thing overnight, still take my 6:30PM and bed-time doses of HC

> > so that I don't wake up in the middle of the night needing cortisol,

> > and then take less HC during the day to make up for it?

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> Even though you are taking the Pred at 7PM ( I think you should try

this) It STILL counts as your BEDTIME dose of HC. You take the rest of

your HC at the SAME times as you wer etaking it. The Pred takes a bit

longer to work and so it wil lnot start waorking until a couple hours

later. Give it at least a week to see if it is working before you give

up on it.

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