PRED WEEN

I AM 26 YEARS OLD AND HAVE HAD UC FOR 3 YEARS  I FIRST STARTED OF WITH COLOZAL WHICH WORKED GREAT FOR about 6 MONTHS.  THEN GOT TERRIBLE FLARES. THEN I WAS PUT ON MESALAMINE ENEMAS AND THE COLOZAL HELPED SOMEWHAT STILL WAS BLEEDING ALOT.  SWITCHED TO LIALDA WHICH HAD ME IN REMISSION FOR about A YEAR AND 3 MONTHS.  STOPPED WORKING AND I HAD THE WORST FLARE OF MY LIFE, NEEDED 2 BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS. WENT TO HAVE THEM DONE AND MY ANTIBODIES REJECTED THE BLOOD, SO I HAD TO TAKE SLOW FE IRON SUPPLEMENTS AND GET IV'S.  ANYWAY I WAS PUT ON AZATHRIPRINE 50MG PRED 30 MG AND REMAINED ON LIALDA (4 A DAY) MAX DOSE. 

IMMEDIATLY WENT INTO REMISSION WITH THE PRED WAS FEELING GREAT GETTING BLOOD AND ALL TYPES OF TEST DONE LOOKING GOOD.  NOW IT IS TIME FOR ME TO TRY TO WEEN OFF THE STEROIDS AND I AM HAVING A HELL OF A TIME DOING IT I HAVE TRIED TO WEEN TWICE AND HAVENT BEEN ABLE TO MAKE IT PAST 20 MG AND I IMMEDIATLY START TO FLARE UP RIGHT AWAY. CAN ANYONE OFFER INSIGHT OR ANY SUCCESS STORIES OF WEENING

The only thing you can really do is taper more slowly. You could go to 17.5 from 20 instead of going to 15, if that's what you are doing. You could even go to 19, or 18 as it is possible to get 1 mg tabs of pred.

What kind of symptoms do you get when you flare up again? You could add some rectal meds if the symptoms are limited to blood and mucous (mesalamine enemas for example).

Yeah, 50mg is low. I'm 135lbs taking 125mg of Azathioprine.