I’m not taking my pred until maybe 9.30 am, if I start taking it at say, 5am, do I have to eat something
When is the best time to take pred, I’m on 7.5 mg - PMRGCAuk
When is the best time to take pred, I’m on 7.5 mg
Lots of us get away with a piece of banana, some yoghurt or other small snack.
Are you on a PPI or other stomach protection medication?
I take mine at 2am with a piece of hard cheese. It is easy to carry upstairs!
Evening, like Piglette and a few others I take mine early morning with some Greek Yogurt and a banana.
Adrenal activity (if any) is between 2am and 7am, so any time after 7am. That’s why shift workers taking their Pred at night-time have trouble with adrenal response when tapering to get off the medication.
Professor Google ‘says‘ cortisol minimum at 3am and peaks around 8am. If one is a shift worker, say, working one week days, one week nights, repeating the sequence, I can understand why my GP said what she did regarding prednisolone tapering issues for shift workers.