Taper speeds question

[aideen33]

We attempted once again to taper my prednisone now that Im on Imuran AND Humira.
I was on 30-40 mg dosages from June 2014 til now. GI had me initially go from 40 to 30 with a plan to drop 10mg every 7 days.
This did not go well... at all....

Im now back to 35mg a day for the next 3 weeks, and then drop by 5 mg every 21 days.

What speeds have you all seen?

(total side note- the phrase "you are the kind of patient we have to watch very carefully in these situations" is NOT something one wants to hear from ones specialist)

 

[Optimistic]

My son ended up dropping 5 every 2 weeks. I hope your new plan works. Are you having side effects from the steroids?

 

[Justanothercp]

Mine was slow slow slow, kept trying even at 1 mg/2-3 weeks, then .5 mg. Never could get off without flare, so they switched me to Budesonide, which most people take only short term but I've been on 9mg/day for years (as well as Lialda, Remicade, Omeprazole, and other supplements). I've discussed with md, he thinks even long term use is preferable to another resection....