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Originally Posted by MargaretR
I hope this isn't regarded as thread wandering - the mental state I was in when I started it was due to medication.
I now add -
These steroids are bad news !
Last night, 30 hours after my last 30mg dose I started withdrawl symptoms (body aching, dizziness and mild nausea), took a reduced dose of 10mg, went to bed and slept from 7pm til 2am.
My nightime websearching reveals that, even after a short 5 day spell of high dosage, I will need to 'taper' off them
How to Taper the Dosage of Prednisone | eHow |
Must disagree most strongly with this - I was put put on Prednisone some 8 weeks or so ago when suffering from Polymialgia - heavy first dose of 60mg did not agree but when dosage was split to 30mg morning and night everything was fine and the joint pains had cleared up completely within 48 hours, reduced dosage to 20mg and then 10mg, at all times no side effects on the reduced dosage and now on 7.5 mg twice a day, which will continue until end of December. Prednisone has worked fantastically well for me.
You should not rubbish a medication in general just because it does not agree with you.
The only complaint I have is that now I cannot participate in any competitive sports - I wish
