Reduce from 2 mg

[izzyart]

After 9 years on pred i have been down to 2mg for 6 months and would like to go to 1 1/2 but dont know how to do slow reduction at such a small #. Can i cut 1 into 4? Do i start with 1 and 1 1/2 and 2 for 3 days etc? I have a supply of 2 1/2 pills. Should i cut in half?

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer]

You can cut 1mg and 2.5mg in half… provided they are plain white ones….…. And a slow taper is the same at any dose…. Just introduce new lower dose slowly… so either taking 2mg as old dose, and either 1.5mg or 1.25mg as new dose… depending which ones you want to cut….usual tapers recommended here - just chose which one you prefer -

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[LemonZest11]

I cut the 1mg white pred into quarters. Stayed on each new level for 6 weeks, and if I felt fine, I would continue.

[Gossiplady]

Hi izzyart! The mentors will give you all the information on pill cutters etc. I am down to 1mg the slowest taper imaginable to 0.75mgs and I smile whenever I do the cutting process. I look back over my life and never thought the day would happen when the most important part of my day would be chopping up tablets and listening to my body to see how it is reacting. Great life! Keep smiling.