I didn't decide to go to the urgent care center. I was making a meatloaf for dinner and had just put it in the oven. I decided I had enough time to go to the bank. The bank teller said I should go to the urgent care center which happened to be next door to the bank. I thought I was being kidnapped when the ambulance was called. The reason I asked to go home when I got to the emergency room was so I could take the meatloaf out of the oven.

The entire sequence of events made me realize that taking more prednisone whenever I had more discomfort wasn't normal. It was a turning point in my life on Prednisone. I started looking for ways to get off Prednisone.

I posted something on a chronic pain website about "Alternatives to Prednisone." Someone who had an adrenal crisis recognized herself based on some of the things I posted. I mentioned that I felt more normal when I took prednisone. She said the following, "That you feel more “normal” on prednisone is also highly suggestive of adrenal inadequacy vs. inflammatory origin of your pain."

I liked your comment about, ""As for how long it will take to feel normal again is a matter of what you are willing to accept as normal." It really nailed the problem with taking prednisone in my opinion.

I didn't realize how abnormal it was to need to take prednisone. I didn't fully realize this until I was able to discontinue prednisone.