tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6123453264169963762.post4646797358851773620..comments2023-04-27T18:37:40.633-07:00Comments on Pinata of Pathology: My Big SecretMedical Mojavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14445140579589340514noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6123453264169963762.post-8078962169120726462010-11-02T18:16:34.091-07:002010-11-02T18:16:34.091-07:00Glad you changed the commenting options. I was goi...Glad you changed the commenting options. I was going to post some time ago and tell you to start tapering by 1/2mg at a time, for several weeks, perhaps even as long as a month or two at a time if you need to. You can get 1mg prednisone pills, although they do cost more than the other doses. Maybe approximately $20 per 100 or so. But you have to have a really good pill cutter to do it so as not to crush the tiny little suckers into powder. I finally found one that has what I would describe as rubber grippers/tweezer like ends within the V shape and it holds the pills really well. I'm hoping to get off prednisone albeit really slowly with this regimine. I've been on it for over a decade for RA. I may need joint surgery and don't want prednisone to interfere with healing. Also don't know how much permanent muscle and tendon weakness/damage/degeneration I might already have from taking it for so long. Because of the RA, alternate-day dosing isn't a good idea for me.<br />ChelseaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6123453264169963762.post-45650832446762889672010-11-02T13:42:36.887-07:002010-11-02T13:42:36.887-07:00Thank you again for responding!
I hadn't real...Thank you again for responding!<br /><br />I hadn't realised that your doctors were being so unhelpful.<br /><br />If you do have any questions about tapering, I might be able to help.<br /><br />Very pleased to know that you're starting to feel better. :DAmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08412787725107933457noreply@blogger.com