Prednisone taper

     I've been on 40 mgm of prednisone for seven days now.  Really have noticed no improvement.  When I went for my initial Humira injections on Wednesday, I saw my GI doctor and he wants me off the prednisone ASAP.  He really didn't give me a taper schedule.  I usually taper by 5 mg per week but was wondering if I should try 10 mgm per week or is this too fast since I am still not improved.

As always - check with doc...etc.

But everything i've read indicates if you are on pred for 5-7 days or more (esp at 40 mgs, which is a fair amount) that you need to taper.  Based on a lot of common exchange here it seems like if your doc wants you off (as in: the pred will not be your primary course of treatment to gain remission)  you just need to taper slowly enough to be safe.   Not to avoid symptoms returning.   Perhaps 10 mgs/week ok here?

Am not a doctor.  Do not play one on tv.

     Today I had more formed stools and practically NO blood at all.  I tapered down to 35 mgm from the 40 mgm and will try that for 5 days before going to 30 mgm.

 

     Notsosicklygirl...I see my GI doctor two weeks from Wednesday again.  That will be one week following my second Humira injections.  I'm doing a food diary and writing everything down that I put in my mouth!  I started doing this after my hospitalization in 08 but then when I went into remission that Nov, I thought I could eat anything I please...wrong.  Going to make some lifetime changes if I want to hold onto this colon.