← Return to Sleeping 9-10 hours with tapering Prednisone

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@maggie14

I sleep 7 to 8 hours most nights and many days am so exhausted I nap for 2 to 3 hours. Am on 9.5 mg. prednisone going to 9 next week. Haven't been able to get below 8 without major flare-up. Also on 20 mg. MTX weekly but hate taking it.

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Why do you hate taking MTX?

Hi,

For me the prednisone side effect included overall tiredness at times and napping during the day was quite frequent. I attributed it to prednisone either at higher doses or my body reaction to tapering when it didn’t like lower dose. My system did not like prednisone overall and consistently caused various levels of weakness and fatigue throughout the day until I reduced and add biological shots each month. Hoping to get completely off prednisone but don’t want to lose any more hours with having to nap or rest…so tapering slowly and alternating. Just my experience..everyone’s body reacts differently so not sure this is helpful. Hang in there as I know it is hard mentally and frustrating when you need a drug that may be causing consequential side effects. However there are alternatives so if you can find the strength please keep researching and pushing to gain the best quality of life you can obtain for you 😊 we are all in this journey together however unique our solutions may be.