When I have a bad down dip, like very damp weather, I have found that upping my prednisone very slightly just once seems to make my symptoms much less following. Has anyone else found this? I need to explain to my doctor as she has very tightly limited my prednisone. Thanks, Jane
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Anyone find short duration upping prednisone seems to shock system into calming down?
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It may help in the moment, but it’s not really recommended procedure. It can occasionally be employed to get you through a one-off stressful time, but not on too regular a basis....
Thanks. I went up from 1 mg to 1 1/2 mg twice in the last month and then the next day felt good enough to stay on 1 mg.
Well that indicates to me that you are just on the borderline......normal days you’re okay on 1mg, but it doesn’t take much to tip you up to needing 1.5mg.
Just keep your eye on things, and if you find you’re needing that extra tiny bit on more days, then maybe go up to that amount for a couple of weeks.....
...and explain to your doctor that you need that flexibility, she might not think there’s much between 1mg and 1.5mg, but as we all know on here, it can make a huge difference... successfully keeping symptoms at bay v not!
It’s a 50% difference in dose - now that is a difference in anybody’s reasoning.
You and me both! I literally have the exact number of pred for a fortnight at a time, and the only adjustment with my GP is down!
Perhaps in your chat with the GP you can remind them that under normal circumstances your adrenals would produce a surge in cortisol in response to a stressful situation. Although you are now taking only 1mg, your adrenal function is not yet fully recovered and to be honest is probably unlikely to ever return to that of a 25 year old!