Pred monster starting dosage/time length

So about 13 years ago I was on this stuff for about a year. Nine months at 60mgs then the taper. The 67 lb weight gain (45 of that in 6 weeks) and moon face eventually went away. The strechmarks and bone deteration never did. I swore up and down I would never take them again. I had a resection surgery and with asacol have been able to keep my crohn's to where I was comfortable and could enjoy most days. Now a I have a flare we cant get back undercontrol and I am back like I was when I first got sick. So tired I can't function, pooping tons, and now since the resection lots of neasue and some actual vomiting. I can not really even take care of my 22 month old son. The dr says I need to go back on pred. So to my question. What is the lowest dose that ever worked to help get you crohns in remission, how long were you on it, and what dose did you start out w/. The GI I have now came in on the tale end of the prednisone. I was a teenager then and mom changed me drs. He was the one that tapered me off it. I have to call him on tuesday. I have surgery on monday for something non crohns related and he said I couldnt do pred til after the surgery. Thanks folks for you help in advance!

Hi I was on a 5 day course of pred. of 40mgs and came off it Tuesday with no taper ,with not much sideeffects .A bit dizzy when I woke up but it passed quickly. The result was that my stools went firmer and lots of cleaning out and I haven't noticed any of the mucus I was having which was the reason I went on it. How long that last I don't know but it seemed to help a good deal. lol gail

Thanks yalls replies make me feel more optimistic about it. I was thinking that what I had did years before was "standard" but I guess not. I growl at my dr at the mention of them and after he got me off of them never again. He told me on the phone I know you don't want to do them but I feel we need to. SIGH...He didn't tell me what dosage or how long so I was trying to find out what others do. If he tries to go for 60mgs I'm gonna refuse and tell him I want to try less like 30 and see how that works. I really think that the stress from having this surgery tomorrow and the fact that my husband is going to have to care for my child for a week really has me stressed out. Plus last december I had surgery for the same thing (which obvosiouly wasnt a sucess) and I stopped breathing and I'm scared (i would say poopless but thats unfortunately not the case lol) of going under again. Thanks all!

For me, 30 mg/day is the "magic" dose. It's capable of keeping me in total remission. It takes 40 mg/day to put me in remission, but 30 will 100% keep me there. 25 doesn't do too bad, and 20 is a good balance between CD control and the mental/emotional issues pred causes me. 20 also doesn't cause me any moon face.

Got my fingers crossed for ya...

Yes Gail Buesonide is Entocort.