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DiscussionDown to 1mg prednisone and then extreme fatigue sets in.
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Yes sir I am. The quarter -sized pills are the risers on my steps. I don’t stay on them long (maybe 4 days or so depending on how I’m feeling) and then settle into my new tread before descending once again. If you follow my metaphor, the steps are suitable for a walker (i.e., steps are long and wide, but not tall).
Yes, attempting to cut a 1mg tablet into quarters would be frustrating and inaccurate. A reduction with alternating day doses of 2mg & 1.5mg would give a .25mg drop.
This is my planned drop from 2mg to 1.5mg. Week 2 is a .25mg drop. I put it on the calendar each reduction and the weekly meds are made up from the calendar. (Not down to 2mg yet. Currently reducing to 3mg, week 3.)
Week 1: 2 / 1.5 / 2 / 2 / 1.5 / 2 / 2
Week 2: 1.5 / 2 / 1.5 / 2 / 1.5 / 2 / 1.5
Week 3: 1.5 / 2 / 1.5 / 1.5 / 2 / 1.5 / 1.5
Week 4: Stay on 1.5mg to stabilise