I was doing very well with my Prednisolone wean last July/August I was on 60mg 12 tablets (5mg in each tablet) gradually this was reduced down with the help of my respiratory team to 12.5mg everything was going ok, yes, I was experiencing some side effects because of the steroid reduction but I was coping with them thanks to very strong painkillers etc.
Well, at begining of January I had to attend my asthma clinic out patients appointment which went well apart from a few days later I started with a head cold (not surprised that I went down with a cold because the person sat near me in out patients waiting room was coughing and blowing nose all the time) as you can imagine this upset my chest, peak flow dropped into my red zone and seemed to want to stay there even though my GP told me to increase my preventer to 2 puffs three times a day, anyway, things did not improve much so GP told me to increase my preventer to 2 puffs 4 times a day, this did help a little bit by getting my peak flow into my yellow zone, still not great I realise that but at least it was heading in the right direction, so I thought, anyway, the head cold went to my chest.
I am really struggling and my peak flow took a nose dive and went back into my red zone, my GP told me to increase my Prednisolone to 40mg 8 tablets and I am also back on antibotics, I worked so hard to reduce the prednisolone down over the last few months that I can not help feeling down hearted at the moment it just seems as if it was for nothing.
Thanks for reading this message, just needed to have a little moan that's all.
i was more frustrated at that than anything else!!
Advice needed - how can I regain control?
Feeling so fed up with this whole asthma lark.
Not sure what to do
Confused about action plan
