Help me taper off 40 mg Prednisone sooner than 8 weeks

[Yahtze]

hi I had a uc flair then colonoscopy which showed I was inflamed in all colon. After the procedure symptoms worse, diagnosed with cdiff. So put on antibiotic, Vancomyacin, and prednisone 40 mg sir 7 days then step down by 5 mgs each week for 8 weeks. I am day 5 and symptoms improved want to taper of prednisone sooner. Any help here. Would like to do in 5-6 weeks instead of 8. Very jittery not sleeping. Am taking vitamins, exercising low sodium, and melatonin.. may need ambium for sleep which I have.

any suggest for how I can taper faster? Was thinking tapering every 4 or 4 days by 5 mgs till off that will cut it down by a couple weeks?

[SnazzyD]

Hello there, did you mean to be on this forum for PMR and GCA? Our Pred tapering has a completely different rationale to gut uses so not much use to you. We wouldn’t reduce so quickly for our purposes but your other forum people will no doubt have done this before. Good luck!

Just a thought, melatonin isn’t good to take with corticosteroids because it can lessen the effectiveness.

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[Yahtze in reply to SnazzyD]

Sorry I am new here and did not mean to be here I thought it was a generic tapering forum for all issues. I will try and figure out how to leave this and go to the UC or IBS forum. Thanks

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer in reply to Yahtze]

No problem.... you just Unjoin this form - and Join the others..when you find an appropriate one .

..and good luck

[PMRpro Ambassador]

You can taper faster but your doctors presumably want you on high pred longer for the antiinflammatory effect. I'd speak to them to be honest.

[piglette]

We are not qualified to tell you how to taper. If a medical professional has suggested that taper, I think you should go along with it. If you would like to go faster why don’t you talk to your doctor with your suggestion?