Posted 6/13/2017 5:45 PM (GMT -5)
Hi there, I've been on fluctuating doses of prednisolone for around a year and a half now. The latest round of pred has been 40mg for 3 months, 35mg for a month, 30mg for a month and the other day I tried to go down to 25mg but had really bad pred withdrawals (shakes, dizziness, headaches). I was just wondering I'd there's any advice on how I should taper being on Pred this long as my gastroenterologist cancels 90% of my appointments so I never see her and my GP just expects me to come of pred within a couple of weeks (which I clearly can't do!). I feel like I'm completely alone in this and cannot cope with the side effects of prednisolone anymore!
(Diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis in August 2016)