Myasthenia Gravis Support Group
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a neuromuscular disease leading to fluctuating muscle weakness and fatiguability. The hallmark of myasthenia gravis is muscle weakness that increases during periods of activity and improves after periods of rest. Although myasthenia gravis may affect any voluntary muscle, muscles that control eye and eyelid movement, facial expression, and...
What time does everyone take their prednisone? I know it is to be taken in the morning, but does anyone feel the need to take a prednisone booster, of any dosage, later in the day?
I am doing pretty well with 10 or 12.5 mg every morning around 7:30 am, but sometimes in the evening I feel 'prednisone needy', meaning I am stumbling somewhat when I walk. I feel my rather low dose has worn off and I am on 'empty'.
I am doing pretty well with 10 or 12.5 mg every morning around 7:30 am, but sometimes in the evening I feel 'prednisone needy', meaning I am stumbling somewhat when I walk. I feel my rather low dose has worn off and I am on 'empty'.
More prednisone would run the risk of long term side effects.
Maybe a good rest period during the day might help get you through the evening.
Or may you could just take your daily dose a bit later in the morning.a
Are you taking mestinon (pyridostigmine)? That is what we usually use for when we need a boost. Possibly you need a dose in the evening.
Generally we think of prednisone for the long haul rather than the daily fluctuations.
Good Luck
It did not help at all.
And even made sleep more difficult. Most of us seem to to take prednisone once a day? Earlier, rather than later?
I cannot tolerate Mestinon, as it worsens another condition.
When I lagged at night, I just went to bed.
(Everything is relative, I guess. How was my daytime lag, any different from my evening lag!)