I am tapering prednisolone, once again, after a roller coaster journey trying to deal with GCA/PMR for over 4 years.I am down to 41/2 prednisolone. from today and my question is…Can I mix gastro resistant pred. with ordinary tablets or should I cut 5 mg in half to make up the right dose?Hope that makes sense and many thanks.
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Gastro resistant prednisolone.
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People do mix them, but down to 2mg there is no need to cut. g/r pred comes in 5, 2.5 and 1mg doses. 2x2.5 plus 2x1 gives you 4.5mg. You must not cut g/r tablets/
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You shouldn’t cut GR tablets -rather defeats the object of taking them.
You can get different sizes - 1mg, 2.5mg & 5mg - provided supplies okay- so you can mix and match.
You can take plain and GR -but you need to be aware they will get into system at different times…plain will be quicker than GR …
Thank you for your reply.I wasn’t very clear with my query….sorry.My main worry was whether I could mix GR pred with plain pred to make up to 4 and a half mgs. as I know they disperse in the body differently.
Yes you can mix them - but if you can get 2.5mg &1mg GR it will make things easier. But there is often an issue with supply in the smaller doses….
I have eventually received a bottle of 56 Gastro resistant 1 mg tablets after explaining the tapering issue to the GP surgery pharmacy, including my history of GI issues. I was told that they were expensive but my rationale was accepted.
I don't know whether you should or not, but I did and nothing too terrible happened to me. Though I tried to take the GR ones a bit earlier.
I take mine both at the same time, 1mg GR + 0.5mg ordinary and so far everything’s ok 🤞
Hi passerdomesticus,
I too am at the same stage in this treatment, except l am a further year down the line, being just over 5 years. I am taking 4.5 mgs like this: l gastrocoated 2.5 and 2 ordinary 1mgs. And not experiencing any problems. Hope this helps.
Thanks for your help Alwynk.Very reassuring to know there is no problem with mixing the two types of tablets to make the dose up to 4 and a half …makes life a little easier!Have worked hard over the years to get off Pred. but it’s a struggle and has been upsetting at times . Anyway, soldiering on and thanks again.