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Posted 7/8/2008 5:40 AM (GMT 0)
so I am back on prednisone that was a short lived 5 days off and then I went into shock so I am back on it. Just a reminder slow and steady wins the race so taper slow. Because adrenal shock is some serious stuff.
Posted 7/8/2008 10:06 AM (GMT 0)
Great warning Shellz!! AKKKKKK! Glad you are ok! Blessings!
Posted 7/8/2008 4:14 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks for the warning... Weaning off Entocort myself...
Posted 7/8/2008 5:14 PM (GMT 0)
Oh wow! That's scary, hope your okay! What signs did you have of shock (so I can keep an eye out!). What was your taper schedule?
Posted 7/8/2008 5:42 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Hope your feeling better.lol gail
Posted 7/8/2008 6:10 PM (GMT 0)
Did you just quit it cold turkey? I know that can cause adrenal shock. I am currently doing a 10 day taper of Pred, but mine is only a short course, so no worries for me on that part. Hope you get feeling better.
Posted 7/8/2008 11:36 PM (GMT 0)
Every now and then we all need a reminder. And how slow to taper is individual to each person and to each cource of pred.
I hope you are feeling better now.
Sj
Posted 7/9/2008 1:44 AM (GMT 0)
I have been on it since October and I was tapering 5 mg a week and when I dropped from 5 to 0 that is when I ran into problems. I was the most nauseated I have ever been in my life unable to eat anything and I was vomiting, honestly I didn't know it was shock but i finally caved and took prednisone after missing 2 days of work and 30 minutes later the nausea stopped. I called my doc and he said it was definitely adrenal shock because of how quick I responded to the pred. now i am going to be tapering the last 5 mg by 1 mg a week.
Posted 7/9/2008 2:52 AM (GMT 0)
Oh wow. I've only been on it since May, so hopefully that will help me sone. I'm also going down 5 mg a week. I'm at 5 mg now, but was going to do 2.5 mg next week, then stop it all together. Hopefully that will work for me okay, but I'll keep an eye out for any nausea like that. Hope going slower works for you!
Posted 7/9/2008 1:23 PM (GMT 0)
wow, that is scary. When I was on pred I also took 1/2 a 5 mg pill for a few days instead of stopping then I took 1/2 a 5mg every other day to slowly taper. I was probably over cautious but I guess it worked out OK. karen
Posted 7/9/2008 5:30 PM (GMT 0)
Oh Karen, that's a good idea. I was just thinking, maybe I might want to try and slow it down further. I have a thing about throwing up, so I'd like to avoid anything like that at all possible (not to mention the danger of going in to shock). Figure it's better to be over cautious then to go down too fast.
Posted 7/9/2008 6:05 PM (GMT 0)
Jenn, I hate to throw up too!!! It is the worst. I will fight it as long as I can. yuck! Karen
Posted 7/10/2008 11:26 PM (GMT 0)
I had a real problem with that too - the final taper after being on the prednisone for way too long (over 1 year at the time). I had slowly tapered as per doctor's instructions, but then I felt like death warmed over for a few days and I went to see my family doctor brecause I was really run down. She took some tests and then hussled me over to the emergency. After hours hooked to a heart monitor, and lots of blood work they indicated that there was a problem with adrenal insufficiency. I had to go back on prednisone again and when I finally tapered it was in 1 mg steps (extremely slow!!!!!!)
My GI does not like to use prednisone any more with me as I become steroid dependant and I have an incredibly hard time getting off the stuff. My body does not like to produce it itself once the prednisone is weened.
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