excuse me asking. Brain fog.

[Stifffingers]

Just a quickie, and excuse me for treading over old ground. Re starting Tapering , from 10 .

My Dr called me whilst I was away, for an update on my Cancer Op, how was I feeling etc…….

Mentioned to him about going back onto Pred, due to my fingers & hands . Long story short, wanted me to try and taper down until a comfortable level , and we would discuss In October, when I have to have further PSA tests, and stuff.

We discussed going from 10 to 9 ..8 and so on. My Brain is not functioning . Can I do that over a week , or is it meant to be Monthly .

I have gone down 2 tapers in 2 weeks now . Feeling ok I may add.

sorry for the silly question, but this is easier than getting through to the surgery.

Regards

[SheffieldJane]

Look above my post for FAQs and the really comprehensive description of recommended tapering programmes. Some doctors with different specialisms don’t understand the value of a slow careful taper, particularly at your stage. I don’t know what impact your current state of health would have though. It might be worth checking with the doctor on this point. Much better for Adrenal recovery. Best wishes!

[Stifffingers in reply to SheffieldJane]

Thank you

[PMRpro Ambassador]

1mg every 3 weeks is about the max we would recommend - it takes that long for your body to settle down with the change.

You say you have done 2 tapers already - so what dose are you at now? And what speed did you do them?

[Stifffingers in reply to PMRpro]

Thank you for your comment. Understood.

Probably 2/3 weeks . Currently on 8 .

So continue on 8 another couple of weeks before thinking about reducing ….?

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to Stifffingers]

We think it is safer/more comfortable.

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer]

You may feel okay at the moment after 2 tapers [so on 8mg?] and I know you were on 4mg previously , so in theory you should be able to taper quite quickly initially. But from now on I’d slow it down a bit.

Not sure how long you’ve been on the 10mg , but if it’s longer than we usually recommend for a flare [14 days max] it may not be so easy. Every 2-3 weeks rather than weekly for next couple of steps and see how it goes. Once you get to 6mg or 5mg, then much slower -and 0.5mg a time.

[Stifffingers in reply to DorsetLady]

Thank you . Noted