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Posted 2/10/2011 5:45 AM (GMT 0)
40 mg three days
30 mg three days
20 mg three days
10 mg three days
done
Does this seem dangerous to anyone?
Posted 2/10/2011 5:51 AM (GMT 0)
How long have you been on it and at what dosage?
This doesn't sound unreasonable especially if you were put on a short course. With Pre/med dose packs it's somewhat of a similar system.
Posted 2/10/2011 5:54 AM (GMT 0)
This is the first day of 40 mg. Rectal meds not doing anything used rowasa twice a day for five days.
Posted 2/10/2011 5:56 AM (GMT 0)
You should be ok with the dosage schedule, but you can always call your gi to be certain. Hope you feel well soon.
Posted 2/10/2011 8:00 AM (GMT 0)
no, doesn't sound dangerous..sounds like a version of a quick pred taper.

I have 2 friends who were put on 60mg for 5 days, then 0. I was surprised...

q
Posted 2/10/2011 2:12 PM (GMT 0)
If you have only had a very short course of pred this is completely normal. The adrenal gland has not had time to be affected and slow down yet.....or so I have been told
Posted 2/10/2011 3:01 PM (GMT 0)
This sounds okay to me.  It is a short course of pred. 
Posted 2/10/2011 3:57 PM (GMT 0)
Since the ER Doc can't follow up, probably wanted to make sure there were no issues with adrenal suppression or possible side effects. Personally, I doubt such a short course will do you any good though.
Posted 2/10/2011 4:01 PM (GMT 0)
I have heard of people doing tapers like this but beware, it doesn't always go smoothly. Hopefully you do well.
Posted 2/10/2011 8:57 PM (GMT 0)
I no longer have any health insurance coverage so I am doing this on my own after leaving the er.
In the past I was on 50 mg for 10 days (until bleeding completely stopped)
40 mg for 7 days
30 mgs for 7 days
20 mgs for 7 days
15 mgs for 7 days
10 mgs, for 7 days
5 mgs for a week
2.5 mgs for a week and then nothing.
Does ths sound less risky to people? The last thing I need is to develop is Addison's disease.
Also continuing with rowasa twice daily enemas and Imuran. I have no sleeping pills so I have been using benadryl to encourage drowsiness. I have a ton of left-over vicodan from my last hospital stay so that has been helping.
I am still having d about 12 times a day. D is filled with mucus, both dark and bright red blood, and what looks like coffee grounds.
I will have heal insurance after March 1st. There was a snafu with my husband's health insurance and then bizarre questions about my citizenship and "underemployment." I have dual citizenship with Canada and almost 30 years ago I was a radio news anchor and newspaper editor. Because I did not go back to my old career I have to file "underemployment" papers.
I can't wait to see my boss's face when he fills out the paperwork.
Posted 2/10/2011 9:08 PM (GMT 0)
     Taper sounds ok to me too.  The last thing you want to do is become prednisone dependent like I was before my surgery last year.  It gave me osteoporosis, high blood pressure and high glucose levels.  My blood pressure is well controlled with only 25 mgm of toprol daily (when on prednisone, I took 3 different blood pressure meds and it was still high) and my blood glucose level is normal.  However, I have bad osteoporosis and suffered three fractures in my spine in the past few years.  Contemplating Reclast.

     My friend developed Addison's Disease but she was a Crohn's patient and took herself off prednisone cold turkey.  Guess her doctor never told her the dangers of doing that.

Posted 2/11/2011 4:28 AM (GMT 0)
Christine1946,
That sounds really painful. Are you ok? I quit my last gi because her assistant told me to stop cold turkey at 50 mg of pred. I really like my new GI and look forward to health insurance so I can see him again.
Warm wishes,
SZm
Posted 2/11/2011 6:17 AM (GMT 0)
I'm so glad you are going to be insured as of 3/1. Must be such a relief to know you'll be covered. Anyway, I hit the ER with a serious flare and this PA gave me a script for four days of pred at 40 mg. That would be enough, the PA said. (pretty clueless)
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