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(Message started by: BMoneeTheMoneeMan on Oct 19^th, 2005, 3:41am)

Title: Predisone dose help please
Post by BMoneeTheMoneeMan on Oct 19^th, 2005, 3:41am

I gotta get on pred immediately. Can someone tell me what is a typical dose for pred, and what mg pills i should get.
I already have the script, a neuro gave it to me. I just gotta know what dose i should get and how i should taper it.
So if i taper down by 5mg a week for 4 or 5 weeks, should i get 5mg pills, so that its always in multiples of 5?
Thanks
Gotta call the neuro and the pharmacy soon as the sun comes up...............
BMonee

Title: Re: Predisone dose help please
Post by LeLimey on Oct 19^th, 2005, 4:09am

Brian the usual dose (to my knowledge and based on uk stuff) is 60 mg in five mg tablets. One of my friends has been on that for 10 days and then tapering down by 5mg every five days, other people I know have done 60mg for a week and then reducing. Do a search on Prednisone now while the site is quiet and you should pull up a load of posts
Hope it helps
Helen

Title: Re: Predisone dose help please
Post by LeLimey on Oct 19^th, 2005, 4:19am

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Cluster Headache Help and Support / Medications, Treatments, Therapies / Re: prednisone, verapamil and ? Oct 13th, 2005, 8:07am
Started by cjc68 | Post by cjc68
Well the Doc gave started me with a 100 mg prednisone taper (10 days),

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7 Cluster Headache Help and Support / Medications, Treatments, Therapies / Re: Injections, Injections, Injections Oct 10th, 2005, 4:04am
Started by greumreaper | Post by Gator

Steroids are usually prescribed PO with another preventative med such as Verapamil. prednisone is normally started at a high dose like 60 - 80 mg per day and tapered off to nothing over the course of a couple weeks.

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24 Cluster Headache Help and Support / Medications, Treatments, Therapies / prednisone, verapamil and ? Oct 5th, 2005, 9:59am
Started by cjc68 | Post by cjc68
prevent 1 : prednisone, 60-80 mg per day with two week taper

prevent 2: for when the pred stops working. verapamil, starting @ 120mg per day increasing 120mg every 3 days up to 600-900mg.

Hope this helps!

Title: Re: Predisone dose help please
Post by Gator on Oct 19^th, 2005, 12:26pm

on 10/19/05 at 03:41:32, BMoneeTheMoneeMan wrote:

Are you saying your doctor basically gave you a blank check to get whatever prednisone you want and to use it as you see fit?

I find that hard to believe.

What instructions did the doctor give you on how to take it?

Title: Re: Predisone dose help please
Post by BMoneeTheMoneeMan on Oct 19^th, 2005, 1:18pm

Well, it was about 2 months ago that I met this neuro. I was impressed cause he is the first Doc i have met that knows anything at all.
He said he was going to have a script in my pharmacy that i can fill at any time i need. I cant remember what the dose is, but i do remember that he did not say anything about tapering it. I learned about tapering it here on this board, and it looks like thats what everyone does for best results.
Its not a blank check waiting for me in the pharmacy, but the doc said I can use him just to place orders. So, i am going to call him and tell him exactly what i want, and he will then contact the pharmacy.
And other than that, he just said to start taking it as soon as a cycle starts, and it should break the cycle before it really takes hold.
PF wishes
BMonee

Title: Re: Predisone dose help please
Post by don on Oct 19^th, 2005, 1:37pm

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Gotta call the neuro and the pharmacy soon as the sun comes up...............

Yup. Thats what you have to do.

Title: Re: Predisone dose help please
Post by JoelG on Oct 20^th, 2005, 8:50am

BMonee, for 10 years I've been taking prednisone dose pack when CH first hits. Here's the dose schedule, each is 10mg:

Days 1-4 2 at breakfast, 1 at lunch, 1 at diner, 2 at bedtime

Days 5-8 1 at breakfast, 1 at lunch, 1 at diner, 1 at bedtime

Days 9-12 1 at breakfast, 1 at bedtime

Now, for me in most cases the early high doses stop all CH with an occasional "breakthrough" one. But by the time I'm onto day 9 or 10 the Chs start again on their timely routine and I then start the prednisone dose from day 1. Often I have to go through about 3 prednisone dose packs before the CHs finally end.

The "Dose Pack" is a blister pack containing 10 mg pills with the above schedule indicated for each. It's a little more expensive purchased this way, but helps me keep track. Recently I've just have my MD prescribe 48 10mg. with at least 3 refills and keep track on my own. After 10 years he figures I know what I'm doing.

Also, I have a supply of Valium which helps with my agitated mood caused by the prednisone. I can also count on gaining 3-5 lbs. per week that I'm taking the stuff. But it's worth it because for me it works.

Joel

Title: Re: Predisone dose help please
Post by jmc1106 on Oct 20^th, 2005, 1:14pm

I just picked up some for my husband today. It's in 10 mg pills, and he's to take 60 mg for 3 days, 50 mg for three days, 40 mg for three days, and on down to just 10 mg for three days.

Jan

Title: Re: Predisone dose help please
Post by thebbz on Oct 20^th, 2005, 11:07pm

My tapers have been 20mg x 3 for 4days tapers 10mg per 4days. You may grow breastssss as well. Lots of side effects. Orthopedic to acne,
jb 8)