effects of getting off prednisone

Hi  you've been on the Cellcept 5months, could it be that rather than the prednisone as dropping from 12.5 to 12 isn't really a big drop I've been on prednisone about 30-35 yrs. constant with varying doses and while I have Huge Damage from that and now can Never stop taking it I haven't had tremors /headache etc. even when dropping doses,

I have gone from high to lower doses over a week or so and the racing heart rate and teariness I have had on occasion  

while it Could be the culprit But I would not Dismiss the Cellcept either as that's a new drug for you

Best thing is to call your Local Doctor or Rheumatologist  ASAP you really don't want to mess around with tremors & Headaches and if it gets worse go to the ER Local Hospital Better to be checked out than Sorry Latter

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I have been on it since early march. I started at 60mg and have been all over the board with it depending on my flare ups. I was on 30mg for the longest period but am currently down to 10mg.

I too had the shakes and was very weepy on the lower dosages as I was tapering off of it and was told that this was normal. I was only able to go completely off of it for a week before I had a really bad flare up.

I hope you are able to taper off the rest of the way. -Don

Hello Quilting and others, I'm new to this forum.

I was on large doses of Prednisone (starting at 80mg) for a year and half and when I was down to about 10mg I quit my doctor and weened myself off. I was in severe pain for 4 months before that, which made me think it was the Prednisone itself. I was being poisoned. So when I got down to 3mg I stopped taking it. Maybe I cut my nose off to spite my face (as my mother used to say), but by taking Advil at night when I go to bed and maybe a couple during the day, I manage the pain. I am determined to stay off ALL meds and when I can, I just take the 2 Advil at night. Okay, now I'll tell you that sometimes I can hardly walk or lift even a cup of tea without pain. So....my sister bought me a book called The Anti-inflammatory Diet and I think by following the writer's advice, a lot of this medication can be thrown in the waste bin. America....let's think this one out. Let's cut down on the meds. Go through a little pain sometimes. Eat well. Exercise. Stay away from stress as well as you can. I know what you're thinking. Preachy. But heal thyself.
That being said, I am 73, been around the block, and I refuse to spend the rest of my life in pain. Here's the new me....

Post Edited (Queen of Everything) : 10/6/2013 3:31:09 PM (GMT-6)