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Tapering off of Prednisone

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Feb 28 5:49am | Replies (313)

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I believe I found this pred taper link here on Connect buried somewhere. I personally have not tried it yet but plan to. As soon as this flare disappears. It looks to take a long time but the short cut didn't work either. Has anybody seen this schedule before and does it work?
1 day new dose, 6 days old dose
1 day new dose, 5 days old dose
1 day new dose, 4 days old dose
1 day new dose, 3 days old dose
1 day new dose, 2 days old dose
1 day new dose, 1 day old dose

1 day old dose, 2 days new dose
1 day old dose, 3 days new dose
1 day old dose, 4 days new dose
1 day old dose, 5 days new dose
1 day old dose, 6 days new dose

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This is the DSNS taper plan. Considered the gold standard in the UK. Many people swear by it, but for some it doesn't work. Me included. I discovered a flaw at the turnaround. If you lay it out on a calendar - starting on a Sunday. You will find the the week before the turnaround gives you 2 days on the new dose, and then the following week, you get (I think it's) 5 new dose and 2 old dose. That's a big jump for someone who's trying to take it slow. And it caused me problems twice before I figured out what the problem was. If you go on healthunlocked.com/pmrgcauk and go to the FAQ's section - find tapering and look for DL's plans as other options. I have better luck with them. DL stands for Dorset Lady.

Please taper under a Dr who knows how to do this. Tapering to soon, to much can produce unwanted side effects…..