Guest guest Posted September 15, 2005 Report Share Posted September 15, 2005 > Toward the back of Andy's book, he outlines instructions for a " prednisolone taper " . Could the same doses of hydrocortisone be used to do this taper as well? I'm just not sure if there's a difference in dosages of these two steroids. TK---- Prednisone is 4 times as strong as Hydrocortisone. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 17, 2005 Report Share Posted September 17, 2005 where does the prednisOLone fit in? Thanks, .... > > > > Toward the back of Andy's book, he outlines instructions for > a " prednisolone taper " . Could the same doses of hydrocortisone be used > to do this taper as well? I'm just not sure if there's a difference in > dosages of these two steroids. > > > TK---- Prednisone is 4 times as strong as Hydrocortisone. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2005 Report Share Posted October 7, 2005 > > Prednisolone taper > > I think my adrenals are busted and I need to fix the situation. > Chelation is stress on the body so I need to help my adrenals to cope > with this stress. > > I will soon try low dose Cortef < 20mg/day but I doubt this will > completely clear the stress of my adrenals. So I will eventually > consider a Prednisolone taper. Do you have successful experiences > with this? > > From the Autism forum, I know TK that you did 3 of them but at what > doses and how many days? TK--- I did 20 day tapers. I started with 20mg and tapered down over the 20 days, with breakfast and not multiple times a day as I have trouble sleeping and we decided taking it wih breakfast instead of all day would be best for me. > What was your conclusion? TK--- The first taper made me feel fantastic after the fourth day, all my pain & fatigue went away and it lasted for a couple months after the taper. Second taper I reduce dosage as I realized the pharmacies mistake on dosage, the results were similar but with more side effects - aggression & obsessiveness. The results did not last as long after and it supressed my inmmune system substantially. Third taper was not good and even with reducing the dosage I tapered off early because of immune suppression and lack of positive effects. I would not do them again but they supposedly help a lot of people and it may be just me. > > I was thinking about Andy's 5 day taper on page 190 (It is a 7 day > taper but he says omit day 1 and 2 for a five day taper). > > I must admit I'm a little scared because Prednisolone is 4 to 5 times > as potent as Cortef so on a 5 day taper, the first day calls for 6 x > 5mg Prednisolone which is equivalent of 120mg of Cortef. I weight > about 125 pounds. > > ph > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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