pred taper.

Ok,  I have a HUGE bottle of 10mg prednisone,  and my GI doc always says "you know when you need to start"...the problem is that I feel that I need to now...and I really can't remember now what I usually start the taper at?????    I took 20mg this am,  but i can't remember if its 20mg qd,  or 20mg bid???  any ideas???

doc started me off at 40mg.... and hed had me takin it 4 times a day. Insomnia. I started doublin mornin dose so I could sleep. His taper was 10 mg a week. BUt Now on this round he has me holdin at 30 a day ( for the last 25 days ) Until things start to get better, then he will start the taper. Not sure what that will be this time. But I tend to loose weight on this drug. normally a pound every couple days ( probably the insomnia ) Now after 25 days, I'm not loosing or gaining weight, but I am getting a puffy face.

I try 20 to start, but go to 30 if that doesn't work. I haven't gone over 30 for a long time.. but that's enough to get me all the lovely side effects. I have enough stores to decide for myself what to do... and my doc will give me more if I need it without making me come in.

I started Pred at 40 mg and taper down 5 mg every week or every 10 days (depending on symptoms and improvement). I stuck with 15 mg a lot longer than I wanted, because I was getting worse again at 10 mg. So up and down we go with the dose!

Hope you feel better soon!