Guest guest Posted March 21, 2002 Report Share Posted March 21, 2002 In a message dated 3/21/02 8:01:09 PM Pacific Standard Time, catherk@... writes: << Yup, it's the 1 mg one day then 5 the next. >> Kathy, thanks for the input. I think I will try that since last time I tried to go from 7mg to 6mg it didn't work, so maybe every other day will. Your sed rate is wonderful. (not that it always means anything, but you aren't flaring and that is GREAT news) I think the sed rate is normal at anything under 20. I might be mistaken. My dr always runs a sed rate and a C-reactive protein at the same time to double check. Hope you have a nice weekend. hugs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 21, 2002 Report Share Posted March 21, 2002 Yup, it's the 1 mg one day then 5 the next. The 1 mg @ day going down- but I stay at the same dosage for two weeks before reducing again. Yesterday I dropped to none everyother day. I'm hoping the 5 mg every other day will decrease also, in about 2 maybe four weeks, I'll drop to 4 mg. We'll see, my ears do like to bother me once in a while, but the Rheumy indicates my sed rate is down from 34 to 2! This sounds great- if I totally understood it's impact. Re: another question from the new one<< . My pred is now down to 5/1 mg alternate days- and I hope to keep going lower. >>Kathy, my PCP recommended alternate days. How do you work yours? 5 one day 1mg the next? Then do you go to 4mg/1mg/. Just wondering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 22, 2002 Report Share Posted March 22, 2002 , I am off the pred now and thats how I got off it too without flaring again. Doing 5 mgs every other day for a month, then went down to 2 1/2 mgs every other day for a month and then off it completley........ Ask your doctor if you could try that.... Might help Carol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 22, 2002 Report Share Posted March 22, 2002 Carol, thanks for your input too. Congratulations to all of you who have made it OFF the pred. That is my goal. I am seeing my dr soon so I will ask him again. He was the one who suggested it, but at the time, i didn't think I could remember all the dosing. LOL hugs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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