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Posted 5/5/2013 2:14 AM (GMT 0)
So tonight is the second nurse who mentioned I am taking the lowest dose of methyliprednisolone they have ever seen. 16 mg I believe. They say usually it is 40 or 60 or 120. Now I am wondering if along I have been getting the wrong dose by typo. My progress in the hospital has been long timewise and results slow to come. Of course it is Saturday night so nothing I can do. Maybe it is what my GI wants but now I am wondering since 16 sounds a lot like 60. It could easily have been entered wrong.
Posted 5/5/2013 3:17 AM (GMT 0)
i've been on 60mg all along scum...

16 sounds weird.. and sat night or not.. a GI should be on staff to verify with....
i've also been told it is a touch weaker than oral hence 60mg IV vs 40-50 mg oral

you need to hit this hard ... 16 aint' doing much.... probably close to what your body produces naturally...
Posted 5/5/2013 5:01 AM (GMT 0)
Well I am taking it 4 times a day. How often do you take the 60 Canada girl? Maybe they are just spacing mine out over a 24hr period?

Post Edited (scum1) : 5/4/2013 11:07:19 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 5/5/2013 8:46 AM (GMT 0)
ah, well that is different then...... 16 x 4 equals 64mg!!!!

I do 20mg x3 - every 8 hrs (6am, 2pm, 10pm)

your dose is standard than!
Posted 5/5/2013 9:41 AM (GMT 0)
Yes I started thinking so last night. Still a an odd # at 64 total. Surprisingly the pred. side effects have not arrived either. Thanks Canadagal I feel better now.
Posted 5/5/2013 10:49 AM (GMT 0)
I think they probably add an extra mg to account for possible waste while prepping needle to the tip and or last bit left in syringe...
I know for my remicade my nurse said their is always a bit more in saline mixtures to ensure no loss in tubing or prep.

it is likely a 15mg dose but mixed at 16mg to ensure you get the full 15

I'm switching to 50mg oral this morning, My main side effects are night sweats and the insomnia.. and it kicked in one like day 3,
and based on 1 previous course of PRednisone for me 3 yrs ago, i was insomniac for the whole duration - last time i got the weight gain, sweats, moodface, high energy, facial hair (luckily blonde), head hair loss...

I'm not looking foward to the next few months of weaning... but I know the state I was in when admitted.. steroids were pretty much a must and a slow wean is unavoidable...

Hope you ward of the side effects. Have you ever been on Pred before this flare?
Posted 5/6/2013 11:03 PM (GMT 0)
Hi scum1,

16mg 4 x daily ! Who would have you do this ? Seriously how are you feeling ? Its not the MG that i am concerned about but the fact it is spaced out through the day. Are you even sleeping ? I always take my Pred like 6am in the morning so that by the PM i have no trouble sleeping and can burn all the energy off in the day.

U shud look into this as i couldn't imagine it would be good to split doses as it would be like your body is getting no break.

Sometimes it takes a few days for the side effects to set in. I personally get them when on high doses but really just have lots of energy and get slightly manic. PRED sucks.. In no way good for us in the long term.

Hope ur feeling better :-)
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