Prednisone!

[Starscream613]

Hey guys!
I take Remicade every 6 weeks and that has worked wonders for me! I was in remission for about a year but alas, the drugs are not fool-proof. I had a minor flare up a little over a week ago (Not too bad) so my GI put me on 30mg of Prednisone to taper off of along with metronidazole. I was a little concerned at first just because I tried Prednisone when I was first diagnosed and my CRP levels were somewhere in the 40s or 50s. I was on 40mg at that time but it didn't do a darn thing (consequently leading me to switch to Remicade). I noticed a difference in my pain after 2 or 3 days but it hasn't gone away completely.

Prednisone is such a powerful corticosteroid that I can't imagine anyone that the drug just, "doesn't work" on. From all of you that have much more experience with Prednisone than me, I would love some input!

How long does the drug usually take to kill off all the inflammation for you?

Prednisone not work for any of you?

Thanks so much!
Cameron

 

[2thFairy]

Prednisone did not help me at all. It only made my bleeding worse. I'm a freak, what can I say! Hahaha!

Well, I shouldn't say it didn't help at all. It did help a little, but not enough for me to continue on it for long. I was on 50 mg for 4 weeks and then tapered off.

 

[guest78]

i found it did help me. i was on IV streoids for a week and then started at 40mg for a month. then tapering down. all of my symptoms didnt fully stop until i was on it for months. however, i was feeling a lot better about 2 weeks after i started on pred.
i am now 5months on, and stopped pred this week. i still have the odd symptom, so not sure if it has completely "cured" the inflammation...
xxxx