Welcome sjf1024 to the PMR journey that no one knew about and no one wanted to get their ticket punched.
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Understanding the way steroids work and your adrenal glands stopping their function while on long term steroids will help now and definitely come in as valuable knowledge when you start your taper.
Starting on the an hour earlier might make a big difference. I take thyroid when I get up, then when I was taking steroids, I took those an hour later. On an empty stomach. More gets into your blood stream when taken before eating. That too is a consideration.
Cortisol does dimmish in your blood stream as the day progresses, that's it natural pattern.
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