Prednisolone question

[pinguu1982]

Im on week 3 of pred. Starting dosage was 40mg and this week im on 30mg. I initially felt on top of the world symptoms went away energy levels shot up but now however, im tired and symptoms are creeping back. Is this normal? I feel worse today than before i started pred.

 

[Ali29]

I'm on Pred also, as soon as we started the taper - Day 2 - all of my symptoms came back as though I'd never been on the Pred. My GI told me to stop the taper & continue on my regular dose. Either my dose was too low or my body was not fully healed and ready for a taper.

I'd call your GI and let him/her know.

Good luck.

 

[leezapeza]

Yeah I'm in it to starting dose 40 mg now 30 mg but now I'm constipated I got lactalose syrup but it still not working I'm all bloated as well I'm eating healthy ATM veges and fruit so I don't know what I'm doing wrong and sometimes I get pain in my right side not near as bad I had an abscess in my ileum small vowel that's hiw they think Crohn's is the likely cause going back to my poop doc in September and she booked me in fir a colonoscopy doing a biopsy

 

[theOcean]

If you're starting to get symptoms again it means you shouldn't be tapering so low just yet! Let your doctor know so your taper/dosage can be adjusted.

Are you on any other medications?

 

[pinguu1982]

Im also on mesalazine. Once finished pred im going on azathioprine.

 

[Patricia56]

Most doctors would have you start AZA at the same time you are doing prednisone. That way the prednisone bridges you until the AZA kicks in in about 3 months.

I would clarify this with your doctor when you call to report your renewed symptoms. You really should be starting AZA now - not later.