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<<Heather I have hade to be on pred of and on for some time now my doc. had me taper 5mg every 7 to 10 days or you go thruogh withdrawals. It can also make your blood count drop if you if you taper that fast. I would go back up to 40mg and drop to 35 in 5 days and so on. you should tell your Doc. how you feel. Derek>> There are many, many ways of tapering Prednisone. It’s definitely a good idea to tell your doctor about the difficulty you’re having with the taper. Tapering Prednisone can be very tricky and it needs to be medically supervised. Adjustments in the rate of decrease are frequently needed during tapers, but they should be made with your doctor’s knowledge and agreement. Sandra
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Heather, I initially was on 30 mg of pred, and I had severe side effects such as fainting and leg cramps. My doc told me to taper to 20mg a day for 2 months, then taper one mg every two weeks. Currently I am on 9 mg and so far I haven’t had any "lupus" related problems. Are u experiencing any side effects from pred such as hair growth and blurred vision???? What did your doc say about your new side effects once you started tapering???? Best wishes, stay strong!!! Bree – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Heather Fultz wrote: > Hi my name is Heather i am 18 years old The docs started me on pred a > good month and a half ago . I started out on 50 mg a day . I went to > see my doctor again about a week and a half ago and she wanted me to > start tapering.she said go -40 mg for five days- then 20 mg for the next > 7 days- i am on the 3rd day of taking 20 mg and this mourning i woke up > and my whole body hurts it feels like the day after of getting the crap > beat out of ya. plus i’m very weak. And to top it all off I have a > sore throat and a head cold that i can’t seem to get reid of . –O– > Then in 7 days i go down to 15 mg and 7 days after that i go down to 10 > ((((Will i feel like this for ever!!!!!!!!!!!!)))))) > ______Has anyone had problems tapering or have knowledge to share with > me if so please help. > Heather (Feel free to e-mail me.)
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Hi Heather Coming off of Prednisone can be pain in the a#@! I myself am tapering off it right now. However, unlike you I started from a lower dose. Did your rheumatologist prescribe you any other meds to help you with the fatigue and pain, like pain relievers (NSAID’s) or Plaquenil? I find that Plaquenil helps with the fatigue and fevers. I also take Vicodin (a strong pain killer) when the pain gets to be too much to handle. The only other advice that I can give you is to get plenty of rest and hang in there. See your doctor about your cold. Sometimes having a cold can make thing worse. Take care! Shari Raleigh, NC Heather Fultz <gladis…@webtv.net> wrote in message
news:2063-38CE47CD-7@storefull-177.iap.bryant.webtv.net… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hi my name is Heather i am 18 years old The docs started me on pred a > good month and a half ago . I started out on 50 mg a day . I went to > see my doctor again about a week and a half ago and she wanted me to > start tapering.she said go -40 mg for five days- then 20 mg for the next > 7 days- i am on the 3rd day of taking 20 mg and this mourning i woke up > and my whole body hurts it feels like the day after of getting the crap > beat out of ya. plus i’m very weak. And to top it all off I have a > sore throat and a head cold that i can’t seem to get reid of . –O– > Then in 7 days i go down to 15 mg and 7 days after that i go down to 10 > ((((Will i feel like this for ever!!!!!!!!!!!!)))))) > ______Has anyone had problems tapering or have knowledge to share with > me if so please help. > Heather (Feel free to e-mail me.)
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Heather I have hade to be on pred of and on for some time now my doc. had me taper 5mg every 7 to 10 days or you go thruogh withdrawals. It can also make your blood count drop if you if you taper that fast. I would go back up to 40mg and drop to 35 in 5 days and so on. you should tell your Doc. how you feel. Derek "Heather Fultz" <gladis…@webtv.net> wrote in message
news:2063-38CE47CD-7@storefull-177.iap.bryant.webtv.net… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hi my name is Heather i am 18 years old The docs started me on pred a > good month and a half ago . I started out on 50 mg a day . I went to > see my doctor again about a week and a half ago and she wanted me to > start tapering.she said go -40 mg for five days- then 20 mg for the next > 7 days- i am on the 3rd day of taking 20 mg and this mourning i woke up > and my whole body hurts it feels like the day after of getting the crap > beat out of ya. plus i’m very weak. And to top it all off I have a > sore throat and a head cold that i can’t seem to get reid of . –O– > Then in 7 days i go down to 15 mg and 7 days after that i go down to 10 > ((((Will i feel like this for ever!!!!!!!!!!!!)))))) > ______Has anyone had problems tapering or have knowledge to share with > me if so please help. > Heather (Feel free to e-mail me.)
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Hi Heather, I think this is not uncommon symptom when tapering off the prednisone. You may want to let your doctor know about this regardless. He/She may modify the doses to help level off differently. The doses may vary for each person. My wife had similar problem when she got from 10mg to 5mg. The morning muscle pain was so great that she had to go back to 10mg again after she had been on 5mg. for only 2 days. The doctor changed the way to come down to have 10mg. on odd day and 5mg. on even day for 1 week and then start on 5mg. each day. The second approach helped minimize the effects to much better tolerable level. Good Luck, -Pandit Heather Fultz <gladis…@webtv.net> wrote in message
news:2063-38CE47CD-7@storefull-177.iap.bryant.webtv.net… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hi my name is Heather i am 18 years old The docs started me on pred a > good month and a half ago . I started out on 50 mg a day . I went to > see my doctor again about a week and a half ago and she wanted me to > start tapering.she said go -40 mg for five days- then 20 mg for the next > 7 days- i am on the 3rd day of taking 20 mg and this mourning i woke up > and my whole body hurts it feels like the day after of getting the crap > beat out of ya. plus i’m very weak. And to top it all off I have a > sore throat and a head cold that i can’t seem to get reid of . –O– > Then in 7 days i go down to 15 mg and 7 days after that i go down to 10 > ((((Will i feel like this for ever!!!!!!!!!!!!)))))) > ______Has anyone had problems tapering or have knowledge to share with > me if so please help. > Heather (Feel free to e-mail me.)
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It sounds like you’re doing a pretty fast taper. Maybe you need to slow it down a bit. Don’t do it on your own though. Call your doctor and let her know how you feel and ask if you can slow down the taper. We’ve gone through much this same thing with tapering before too. It’s nice to be able to taper off Prednisone quickly, but it’s just not always possible. BTW, there are MANY ways of tapering Prednisone. There is no single correct way of doing it. In fact, this is something which should be individualized for you. Anyway, give your doctor a call and talk it over. Sandra
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Hi my name is Heather i am 18 years old The docs started me on pred a good month and a half ago . I started out on 50 mg a day . I went to see my doctor again about a week and a half ago and she wanted me to start tapering.she said go -40 mg for five days- then 20 mg for the next 7 days- i am on the 3rd day of taking 20 mg and this mourning i woke up and my whole body hurts it feels like the day after of getting the crap beat out of ya. plus i’m very weak. And to top it all off I have a sore throat and a head cold that i can’t seem to get reid of . –O– Then in 7 days i go down to 15 mg and 7 days after that i go down to 10 ((((Will i feel like this for ever!!!!!!!!!!!!)))))) ______Has anyone had problems tapering or have knowledge to share with me if so please help. Heather (Feel free to e-mail me.)
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