Hi,
I've posted a smiliar comment in a different thread before. But I figure that maybe this would be a good question to post on it's own. I bet there are others out there that may have similar thoughts and I am still not sure how to go about this LDN thing.
I am currently on 15mg Prednisone, tapering 5mg a week (2nd attempt) and 50mg DHEA (to help the tapering). I had been diagnosed with a "severe" form of Crohn's, and I have now learned what that means: Unfortunately, for me, it's in lots of places in my body, top to bottom quite literally. So therefore "severe"= complicated to control. I've been on Prednisone since my diagnosis. Was supposed to be on it for 6 weeks, but couldn't get off. So I have what they call "Prednisone Dependency". So far I've had no luck getting symptoms under control. And I have tried lots of alternative options. Had to go back up to 40mg recently and since then have developed more horrific symptoms that are literally unbearable. Now am at my wits end and wanting to try the last thing, LDN, before I say "yes" to biologics. :ack:
I have been prescribed 4.5mg prednisone capsules, but have not started yet.
My questions are:
1. At what point/ is there a specific dose of P. at which point I should start LDN?
2. Is 4.5mg too much to start? I am really not a "big" person (100lbs)
-I didn't pay much attention to the dosage when asking about it, my practionioner was happy to let me try so I forgot.
3. What symptoms does LDN really help with? Is it just the common symptoms, Diarrhea (I don't have that), abdominal cramps?...
4. Could you specify what symptoms you have/ have had?
I appreciate any advice I can get!!
Thanks!
I've posted a smiliar comment in a different thread before. But I figure that maybe this would be a good question to post on it's own. I bet there are others out there that may have similar thoughts and I am still not sure how to go about this LDN thing.
I am currently on 15mg Prednisone, tapering 5mg a week (2nd attempt) and 50mg DHEA (to help the tapering). I had been diagnosed with a "severe" form of Crohn's, and I have now learned what that means: Unfortunately, for me, it's in lots of places in my body, top to bottom quite literally. So therefore "severe"= complicated to control. I've been on Prednisone since my diagnosis. Was supposed to be on it for 6 weeks, but couldn't get off. So I have what they call "Prednisone Dependency". So far I've had no luck getting symptoms under control. And I have tried lots of alternative options. Had to go back up to 40mg recently and since then have developed more horrific symptoms that are literally unbearable. Now am at my wits end and wanting to try the last thing, LDN, before I say "yes" to biologics. :ack:
I have been prescribed 4.5mg prednisone capsules, but have not started yet.
My questions are:
1. At what point/ is there a specific dose of P. at which point I should start LDN?
2. Is 4.5mg too much to start? I am really not a "big" person (100lbs)
-I didn't pay much attention to the dosage when asking about it, my practionioner was happy to let me try so I forgot.
3. What symptoms does LDN really help with? Is it just the common symptoms, Diarrhea (I don't have that), abdominal cramps?...
4. Could you specify what symptoms you have/ have had?
I appreciate any advice I can get!!
Thanks!