Hi everyone at the moment on a...

[Lyngal]

Hi everyone at the moment on a tappered down dose of prep 8 for 3 days reducing by one every 3 days. After 4 days not had to use ventolin 👍🏻Now down to 5 tablets and starting to struggle a bit used ventolin twice today chest tightness and wheezing any ideas as I've fine although still in the wide awake club xx

[QuietChest]

I'm tapering down too but had to stop as weather/ other triggers starting to affect. Seeing GP beginning of week. Hope you feel better soon.

[hoping2improve]

I would talk to your gp to see whether they want you to continue tapering down with increasing ventolin - just to be on the safe side. That's pred for you, leaves you wide awake and wired!!! Good Luck hope all goes well

[Matman]

Maybe discuss with your Doc increasing dose of inhaled steroid - at least while you're exiting Pred treatment.

I've been taking Pred bursts (e.g. 40mg Per Day over 5 to 10 Day periods) about once every 6 weeks for the last year or so. In order to try and stop using Pred I'm now on close to 1000mcg (note mcg not mg) of inhaled steroid a day via a dual Inhaler that also includes a LABA, plus montelukast tabs.

So far, so good, Peak Flow gradually improving and - possibly coincidentally - Blood Pressure improving too.

Key Point. It's a slow improvement process for many folk that will take a few months - rather than weeks - to see results.