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Would you share your experience with a successful Prednisone taper?
Asthma & Allergy | Last Active: Dec 30, 2024 | Replies (9)Comment receiving replies
Hi @staylorrn2000
So sorry the prednisone is still giving you hell. I don’t have a successful taper yet but wanted you to know you were not alone. My Pulmonologist at Mayo says there isn’t a standard taper for prednisone so every Dr does it a different way. I start Nucala today so I am looking to start a taper in January - I’ll taper down a very small amount every two weeks until I get to 1 mg. Definitely keep us all posted if you find a better way!
Hang in there - it’s a horrible drug to be on and get off.
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@lluth412 , my Endocrinologist has just order a 4 month taper, which blows me away! 4 mgs daily for a month then 3mgs daily for a month then 2 mgs daily for a month then 1 mg daily for a month. This seems like an excessively long time to ween off of 5mg. May I ask what exactly your taper is going to be?
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Thank you for your reply. My Endocrinologist said she will order 1 mg tabs so I can start a slow taper in smaller increments than doing the 5 mg/2.5mg every other day for a month then 2.5 daily for a month then stop as she originally ordered. I haven’t yet seen what the taper she is going to order in 1mg increments but I’m anxious for the pharmacy to let me know it’s ready so I can get started tomorrow on the new taper. I have never wanted off of a medication so badly in my life. This stuff is horrendous. Wishing you luck with your tapper!