In my opinion, you should write down all of your symptoms in detail and re-visit your doctor to let him know exactly what is going on right now. As garylouisville mentioned, mesalamine seems to work...
Vickloo - I had experienced tiredness on prednisone as well, and I found that I became less and less tired as my dosage got lower (meaning as I tapered). I am not a doctor or a medical professional,...
heyitsmiriam - I've been on prednisone and tapered a number of times, and I can tell you based on my past experiences that I typically notice side effects show themselves completely after about the...
Best wishes! Keep us posted please...
Hi Gina, you're in a bit of a difficult spot right now but help is there for you. I've also tried stopping my oral medications before which didn't end well for me. It lasted about a month and then I...
Interesting about the 2 glasses of water when you wake up, I didn't know that. Thanks quincy...
Can't say I totally disagree with you arizona, I've definitely had that train of thought for the past few years. Seems that every time I try cutting out my morning cup of coffee, symptoms worsen. Not...
Absolutely would recommend some form of oral and/or suppository mesalamine for maintenance (typically somewhere from 2-5 grams per day broken up in to 2 or 3 doses throughout the day should help). As...
I've often wondered if mine was seasonal as well. Since being dx, seems like just about every flare starts to show symptoms in the late spring/early summer and then not completely diminish until...