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prednisolone question
« on: Apr 3rd, 2008, 2:48am » |
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hi,been taking prednisolone & verapamil since saturday and through reading on here i know it aint the verapamil thats doing anything yet,it seems like its trying,but cant get in to top gear as much as usual,has the prednisolone annoyed my "friend",anyone else noticed this or anything similar? stuart
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Re: prednisolone question
« Reply #1 on: Apr 3rd, 2008, 10:01am » |
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Prednisone never had that effect on me. Within 24 hours of starting the pred I'm pain free. It's posible you may need to kick the verapamil up, many find they have to increase dosing as the years go be to keep it at an effective level. (With the usual warning that verapamil is a high octane med, you shouldn't raise or lower the level without the guidance of your doc.)
If they start breaking through after the pred taper is up t may be time to kick up the dose. Good luck!
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Re: prednisolone question
« Reply #2 on: Apr 3rd, 2008, 10:31am » |
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If anybody's not getting along with Little Elvis, it's Mr. Verapamil - not the steroids.
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« Reply #3 on: Apr 3rd, 2008, 10:39am » |
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You know in reading his, my and your post Brew...I may have mis understood the question. If your "friend" you speak of is the beast, read my post, if your "friend" is the small brain all us men think with, read Brew's post. 
When I was quite young and virile, in my mid 20's, on top of the world, I went on verapamil for a short period of time. My "friend"...the one nearest and dearest to my heart, stopped listening to me.  Thank goodness i discovered lithium!!!!
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Re: prednisolone question
« Reply #4 on: Apr 3rd, 2008, 11:52am » |
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thanks for replying,i go up to 360 verapamil on saturday and down to 55 prednisolone.ive now also got oxygen and injections(when needed).i read about the fire extinguisher effect(prednisolone),but it dint seem to happen like that for me.its noticable in my headache diary though(and head)so summats going on in there.got my appetite back a bit more aswell.whats the max prednisolone theyll start you on? stuart
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Re: prednisolone question
« Reply #5 on: Apr 3rd, 2008, 12:01pm » |
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on Apr 3rd, 2008, 11:52am, wanna_swap_brains wrote:| thanks for replying,i go up to 360 verapamil on saturday and down to 55 prednisolone.ive now also got oxygen and injections(when needed).i read about the fire extinguisher effect(prednisolone),but it dint seem to happen like that for me.its noticable in my headache diary though(and head)so summats going on in there.got my appetite back a bit more aswell.whats the max prednisolone theyll start you on? stuart |
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I wish I knew what this all meant, but I'll answer your question. For me the most I've ever started on (prednisone, not prednisolone) is 80mg per day. Taken all at once, first thing in the morning. Most closely replicates your body's production of adrenaline.
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Re: prednisolone question
« Reply #6 on: Apr 3rd, 2008, 12:56pm » |
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i wish i knew what it all meant too mate,just glad to be getting summat done about it,thanks anyway
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« Reply #7 on: Apr 3rd, 2008, 2:15pm » |
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The starting dose of pred. ranges from 10 to 100mg in the medical literature with the higher end (70-90mg). If you started much lower, you may wish to increase the dose and start another round. Obviously, you doc controls the decision.
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Re: prednisolone question
« Reply #8 on: Apr 3rd, 2008, 3:49pm » |
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i was started on 60mg a day for a week then dropped by 5 daily till finish,so it could be on the low side?? are the 2 preds similar or is there a big difference in what they do??thanks
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« Reply #9 on: Apr 3rd, 2008, 4:01pm » |
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I don't know the difference between them.
I have started as high as 80, but most often I start at 60.
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Re: prednisolone question
« Reply #10 on: Apr 3rd, 2008, 4:51pm » |
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brewcrew,when you start at 60 does that knock it on the head (pardon the pun)pretty quick like guiseppe said??thanks
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« Reply #11 on: Apr 3rd, 2008, 4:53pm » |
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Ask Guiseppi. He mated once.
30 years later the memory still brings a smile to my face...sigh... 
Prednisone at 30 mg a day provides 100% relief for me. Many have to go a lot higher I know.
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Re: prednisolone question
« Reply #13 on: Apr 3rd, 2008, 5:36pm » |
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on Apr 3rd, 2008, 4:51pm, wanna_swap_brains wrote:| brewcrew,when you start at 60 does that knock it on the head (pardon the pun)pretty quick like guiseppe said??thanks |
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I get almost complete relief within twelve hours at 60mg.
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Re: prednisolone question
« Reply #14 on: Apr 3rd, 2008, 6:06pm » |
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My Neuro scripted Prednisone for me at 50mg x 12 pills to be taken at once, then 12 per day for one week then a taper starting with dropping one pill a day until finished. Stops my CH's in it's track.
But, I now have o2 at my ready and never had it before at the start of a cycle, have used Prednisone as my main abortive. I got my o2 about midway through my last cycle, but I take 480mg Verapamil as a prevent which is my cocktail!
Sorry for the rambling, but be careful with what you use, I do not like Prednisone at all so I pray with my next cycle the o2 does it's thing and the Verapamil keeps them at bay like last time.
(Note) Verap gives you the time to do other things, get a hobby or something.
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« Reply #15 on: Apr 3rd, 2008, 11:12pm » |
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I start Prednisone at 60 mg and that dose works for me. Of course, I'm a girl- if that matters. (Well, I guess it does) 
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Re: prednisolone question
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on Apr 3rd, 2008, 6:06pm, barry_sword wrote:| My Neuro scripted Prednisone for me at 50mg x 12 pills to be taken at once, then 12 per day for one week then a taper starting with dropping one pill a day until finished. |
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Lemme make sure I understand this, Barry. The first day you take 600mg? That's like post-op organ transplant level. Wow. Just wow.
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Re: prednisolone question
« Reply #17 on: Apr 4th, 2008, 7:19am » |
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on Apr 4th, 2008, 7:06am, brewcrew wrote:
Lemme make sure I understand this, Barry. The first day you take 600mg? That's like post-op organ transplant level. Wow. Just wow. |
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I went back into my files of scripts and double checked the dosage and it reads 50 in my Neuro's hand writing. On the pill bottle it reads 5mg x 12 daily=60mg daily. 
Thanks for catching that Bill, I sure wish Doc's could write so others can read what they put on paper.
That original dose I posted would make me look like Hulk Hogan just before I blew up!
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« Reply #18 on: Apr 4th, 2008, 7:33am » |
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O-tay. That sounds a little more do-able. Otherwise you'd have to form a hand-to-hand line from the grocery to your mouth.
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Re: prednisolone question
« Reply #19 on: Apr 4th, 2008, 7:41am » |
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Good one Brew! That is why we keep telling everyone on this board that we are not Doctors, thank god! 
Can you imagine if one took that much Prednisone? I would probably look something like the guy on the right!
On a serious note, Meds can be very dangerous, follow your Doctors orders. 
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