I wanted to give an update from my last post, since so many of you were kind enough to offer suggestions, about my concerns regarding my rheumatologist’s tapering plan. I definitely have a better plan after writing to her via the patient portal.
I will be tapering from 40 mg in 5 mg intervals for 2 weeks (instead of the one week she was recommending). When I get to 20 mg, taper will be 2.5 mg for 2 weeks. When get to10 mg, 1 mg taper 2 weeks at a time. I definitely feel more comfortable with this plan. We shall see how my body likes it…. I asked if she is looking to replace the prednisone with methotrexate and she responded that she is looking to do just that.
This is a scary endeavor and I appreciate the support received on this forum.
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An improvement, though still rather fast. I would be flexible on taking an extra mg or two for a day whenever the body niggles. And the Sick Day Rules, as found here and also published by various hospitals such as
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