Question - I have been taking 10 mg. prednisone, 5 mg. the next day, 10 mg, etc.....
Call your RD about tapering dosages. Each one of us is on a different schedule and it has to do with length of time you've been on Pred., highest dosage, how your body reacts to tapering, and if flare is under control. It's good to know that you've been able to taper. Take care. Lindy
Predisone, I am going threw that right now I have been on up to 30mg a day. I drop it by 5 mg a week until I got down to 10mg. And my doctor really yelled at me but now that I am down to 10mg. He has me taking 7 1/2mg for 2 weeks and then 5 mg for 2 weeks and then 1/2 which is 2-1/2 mg I think and then stop. I have been on preisone for 2 years now and it started to affect my hips really bad so he wants me off. I just started enbrel and that has really helped me. I do have pain and I take 2 excedrin every 4 hours and that gets me threw the pain. I think I am having the pain now from withdrawing from the predisone. It can help you but it can do alot of damage. You do what you doctor wants you to do like thet said this drug is nothing to fool around with if your not sure call you doctor and he'll will tell you I am sure. You take care of yourself and god bless you. JoanJoan