That's the best news I've heard all day! Congratulations. I got off the prednisone a while back and I don't want to scare you but tapering down was tricky for me. I went down from 15 to 10 then 7 and 2.5 drop every 3 weeks. The first few days were rough and symptoms were creeping back but I waited it out and then I felt ok again. When I got off completely my endo did a acth test to see if my body was producing enough cortisone on it's own and my adrenals were ok, thank goodness they were. Good luck to you and thanks for the share.
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Maruska

That's fantastic news!!!!

Just as another point of reference, my rheumy has me dropping by 1mg a month, from 10mg down, and I've actually been doing it by half steps. 9 1/2 for 2 weeks and then 9 for 2 weeks, and then 8 1/2 for 2 weeks, etc.

When I was at 15mg for a month, my next step was 10 for a month. I also changed that to 15mg for 2 weeks, 12 1/2 for 2 weeks, and then 10.

With lots of people reporting touchy situations at the low doses of Prednisone, I figured it's a good idea to ease it on down.

Good luck and continued great results!!!

I'm so excited for your great news. It is great you are doing so much better. I'm going to join the bandwagon that your taper is way too fast. I fear you will feel horrible and your CK will jump right back up. That taper would work if you were only on Prednisone for a week or two but I think it's been longer then that. I would call back and clarify the taper. It is you that will feel the consequences of going too fast.

Again, congrats on your great news.

That's wonderful news, Joy. I'm so happy for you. I have to agree with the others about that big of a drop in prednisone. I think Lexis' idea is the best--call the doctor to double-check the decrease. None of us would want you to have to go back up on prednisone or, worse yet, get sick again. Blessings and best wishes to you!

YAY that is wonderful, I love your wedding picture. So awesome! Xo

thank you all so much for celebrating with me!!!!!!! :) and thank you for your thoughts!! i figured people would respond that way and i was hoping you would! when i told my doc i feared tapering too quickly he said he thought i'd do well because i'm so young...but that was when we were talkin going from 15 to 10. i'll call as soon as they open to clarify haha. i really got excited thinking about just being at 5!! but 10 sounds great to me too.
do you think trying 5 for a few days would be too risky? i will recognize how i "usually" feel on a taper, but i feel like i won't know how long i need to push through it or if it's too much of a decrease...if that makes sense. i'll let you all know what the doc says! thanks again soo much!!

Be very careful on tapering in the lower levels of prednisone. I went down by a half milligram every 14 days. Ex: 10mg, then after 14 days 9.5mg etc.. You will feel horrible if you do not taper correctly. Stay in contact with your doctor.

I am at 5.5mg of prednisone. I will be seeing the endocrinologist to see if I will be able to taper anymore.

Congratulations on getting married! Best wishes on many years of a fun and prosperous future. Keep us posted on your taper.

From 6mg to 3.5mg i was tampering 0.5mg of Prednisone every 2 month

thanks trpt1! hope you are able to taper more :)
i called the doctor yesterday and left a message asking him to confirm the taper...since i haven't heard back yet (ugh) i just went down to 10mg yesterday and today...guess i'll stick with 10 until i hear back. feeling the normal effects of a taper, super tired and a little achy. so far so good. thanks everyone! i'll let you know what the doc says!

doctor's office called back today and said my doc in fact wants 5mg daily!! so i will start that tomorrow. i'm not too nervous because i've done really well with just 10mg these past couple days. i will be really careful and keep a very close watch on myself these coming days and act quickly if things seem wrong! thanks again all :)