Hey everyone,
I am on Remicade and feel great. I am getting off Pred. My doctor told me to reduce 5mg every two weeks. I was on 40mg. Have been on Pred since mid-November. Anyways, I wanted off fast! Pred sucks! So I tapered 5 mg every 5 days and am down to 15mg and have been there for about 5 days. I am thinking of going down to 12.5mg tomorrow. I see my doc on Wednesday of next week. He probably won't like my self medicating. Anyways, after reading more, I can see that tapering to fast can be very dangerous, but I don't want to take pred for two more months.
How fast can you taper after a being on 40mg for a couple months?
Am I tapering myself way to fast?
Any advice would help. I feel fine right now. Thanks.
I am on Remicade and feel great. I am getting off Pred. My doctor told me to reduce 5mg every two weeks. I was on 40mg. Have been on Pred since mid-November. Anyways, I wanted off fast! Pred sucks! So I tapered 5 mg every 5 days and am down to 15mg and have been there for about 5 days. I am thinking of going down to 12.5mg tomorrow. I see my doc on Wednesday of next week. He probably won't like my self medicating. Anyways, after reading more, I can see that tapering to fast can be very dangerous, but I don't want to take pred for two more months.
How fast can you taper after a being on 40mg for a couple months?
Am I tapering myself way to fast?
Any advice would help. I feel fine right now. Thanks.