Hi thanks for your reply...I have been trying to wean off this drug. One doctor said to wean this way..I had been taking 9 mg..3 capsules and then said to go to six mg ..2 capsules for one week and then one capsule for one week and then off. I went to a conference yesterday for crohns and colitis and I asked one of the doctors and he said his taper dose is a much longer taper. Are you doing better , are you taking a new drug? I think the side effects of these drugs are worse than the actual disease. The cramping , bleeding and loose movements are terrible. I have lost a lot of weight also, and have much fatigue. I just want off of this stuff. Thanks for replying. Kitty2