Thank you for your response. My mom is doing much better. Went back up to 30 mg for a few days, and is now on 25 mg. Intends to cut back to 20 mg, then 15 mg etc slowly until she gets to her 5 mg...
Thank you. She is much better - at least she was last night - having popped back to 30 mgs for a few days. Going to go to 25 mgs today and continue to taper off much slower at 5 mgs each drop. Thank...
My mom does not have lupus. She has emphysema and over the last year a lung abcess with antibiotic resistent bacteria. Otherwise - she is healthy - and they have tested her for everything. She upped...
That is what she is going to do. She popped it back up to 30 mg yesterday and feels somewhat better. Is going to do 30 mg for a couple more days then go to 25, 20, 15, 10 until she gets to the 5...
She was in the hospital for about a week in late August on the 40 mg. They upped her from the 5 mg she was taking daily. When she was in the hospital in June, they started her out on 60 mg and then...
I have some questions about prednisone withdrawal, and hope someone can help me. My 78 year old mother has been on and off prednisone for about 8 years for emphysema. This past year she had a lung...
Thank you for the information. I just spoke to my mom a few minutes ago, and she is feeling alittle better today. She went back up to 30 mgs. yesterday, and is going to continue that for three days,...
Thank you for your reply. I just spoke to my mom a few mintues ago, and she said she is feeling alittle better. She went back up to 30 mg yesterday, and is going to stay on that for three days, then...