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Prednisone tapering is challenging. What does remission feel like?
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Sep 3, 2023 | Replies (209)Comment receiving replies
This is an old thread but in case anyone reads it as I am, thiught zi'd mention my experience. I have never eaten breakfast because my stomach doesn't wake up for 3-4 hours after I do. Luckily few medicines bother my stomach. I have no problem with prednisone.
The bottle says to take with food but as John said, that's only because the medicine can give you an upset stomach.
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Oh gosh; forcing myself to eat breakfast while on prednisone makes me uncomfortable all day. Never could tolerate food in the morning. But I was told prednisone would rot my stomach without food by my pharmacist, primary care doctor and rheumatologist. And I’m lactose intolerant so using milk to coat my distressed tummy was also a problem. I compromise drinking lactose free milk and a very light breakfast. I’m tapering my prednisone and will be starting 5 mg in two days. I’m. Also tapering the amount of food I force down at 7am.😂
I’ve been on prednisone since March 1; since then my glucose levels went from excellent to pre diabetic in two months while avoiding sweets that previously was my comfort food.
The additional meal has my weight creeping up also. I live in a senior facility where carbs like pasta predominate making it difficult to eat a Mediterranean diet.