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OOOps, I took extra prednisone by mistake.

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By mistake I doubled my prednisone today. I take 7mg prednisone for PMR (3 years) every morning, and instead of taking my vitamin group this afternoon I took my tomorrow morning pills with 7mg pred. How to get back to normal 7mg every morning? Should I skip a day?

All suggestions welcome. Thanks very much for your wisdom and experience!!

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Bcol

Suggest you just carry on as normal and take tomorrow*s dose as usual. You may feel a little more lively than usual but don't get carried away with doing more than you normally would.

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Neck680 in reply toBcol

Thanks Bcol - sounds sensible, but do you think 5mg makes more sense than sticking to the 7mg? Just for tomorrow?

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Bcol in reply toNeck680

No I wouldn't, just be sensible but enjoy today and carry on as normal tomorrow.

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MrsNails

As Bcol says - just carry on as normal & you’ll just have a better day - it’s much better than forgetting - believe me l know 😉Peter what are you doing awake? Are you on ‘Earlies’ this week? 😉

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Bcol in reply toMrsNails

Morning Angela, guess your shoulder is probably keeping you awake. Me, I'm always on earlies. Take my Pred early then maybe laze around downstairs, comfortable reclining chair, then take the beasties out around 05:00. Back in time to get Hazel's lunch, snacks etc ready before dropping her off at work. I learned many years ago with my OA that there is no point tossing and turning in bed because I can't get comfortable or sleep, far less stressful to get up.

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MrsNails in reply toBcol

As long as you’re OK 👍🏻 Just had a cuppa & some pain meds, going to hunker down now & see if l can catch a bit more sleep 😴

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Bcol in reply toMrsNails

All good thanks, take care, hope the meds give you some relief and you get some sleep. Off out now into a chilly morning.

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Bcol in reply toBcol

Update on chilly morning, actually very frosty🥶🥶🥶

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Peptink in reply toBcol

Wise words. I tend to toss and turn for long periods every night.

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autumnlass in reply toMrsNails

I was awake with you 2 as well - indigestion- 2 Coop indigestion tablets sorted it, then up at 5am … 😂

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MrsNails in reply toautumnlass

Hope you’re feeling better now 😘

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autumnlass in reply toMrsNails

Thanks 😁 … I’m fine 🙂 this morning … sunshine helps a lot!How are you feeling mores the point? Hope there’s some relief 🥲 for you today. xx

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Enjoy the day!!!! And take the normal dose tomorrow - the pred is all out of your system before the next dose is due 24 hours later and the antiinflammatory effects wear off too. If you miss a day you are likely to develop symptoms during the day.

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Neck680 in reply toPMRpro

Thanks much, as always. I will write if any major issue occurs again.🙏

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AndrewT

Dear Neck680,

I would advise that you take a 5mg tablet, on the next day, and then continue as normal.

Only a Suggestion, and please don't take offence, but maybe you can find a 'different' Way of separating your doses?

I'm sure that you have NOT caused any real harm, as a 'once off'.

AndrewT

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HeronNS in reply toAndrewT

Actually I don't think I've ever heard we need to do anything with the next day's dose. Yesterday's pred will have been metabolized, it doesn't hang about, and it's not dangerous in the way some meds would be, especially at our relatively low PMR doses.

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PMRproAmbassador in reply toAndrewT

Possibly reasonable with other things - but 5mg might well be too low and be enough to let in a flare with PMR. It is a law unto itself!

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Neck680

Thanks Andrew— and no offense whatsoever! The pills are usually totally separated— morning pill box and afternoon pill box — but this time I left out the 2 groups just for the afternoon and following morning after setting up the week. Grabbed the wrong bunch, silly me. Hopefully it won’t happen again…. Stay well 😎

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yogabonnie

Happens to us all! enjoy and go back to your regular dose tomorrow! At least that's what I have done with no ill side effects !

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Neck680 in reply toyogabonnie

Thanks Yogabonnie- Love your positivity! Appreciate your thoughts, Amy

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piglette

Lucky you, much better than missing a day. Just carry on tomorrow as if it never happened!

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Neck680 in reply topiglette

Thanks Piglette- I’ll remember that!! Stay well in these surreal times, Amy

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Benos123

ENJOY!!!!

I do this with my daily glass of red wine - sometimes I take tomorrow’s at the same time as today’s 🤪

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Lookingforideas in reply to

😂😂😂😂🍷🍷🍷

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Collsie77 in reply to

So funny

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Suffererc

I did that only once. Felt really good. Went back to normal next day

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Neck680

Love all your comments, will let you know how the wine and regular dose goes...

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