Re: prednisone and flare

[Guest guest]

I think I am having a major flare right now. It's not so much pain and inflammation as it is complete and total exhaustion. (that's part of a flare, right?) I make it halfway through the day and I can take about a 3 hour nap and still need more. I decided to up my prednisone from 4 mg/day to 10 mg and I'm wondering if anyone has done that to help combat the fatigue part of a flare.

I'm switching to Remicade in a couple of weeks, having been on Humira 1x a week and not having much luck with it.Hoping that the prednisone will help things before the Remicade kicks in. I also have to travel to Europe for a week for business (unavoidable) and am a bit concerned about feeling well on the trip.

Your replies are greatly appreciated.

gloria

[Guest guest]

I was one of the first people my doctor put on remicade and I

noticed a lot of differance right away i have been on remicade for a

couple of years now and it has worked for me it is worth the try

good luck it might take a while for it to kick in Sherrie

> I think I am having a major flare right now. It's not so much pain

and

> inflammation as it is complete and total exhaustion. (that's part

of a flare,

> right?) I make it halfway through the day and I can take about a 3

honap and

> still need more. I decided to up my prednisone from 4 mg/day to 10

mg and I'm

> wondering if anyone has done that to help combat the fatigue part

of a flare.

>

> I'm switching to Remicade in a couple of weeks, having been on

Humira 1x a

> week and not having much luck with it.Hoping that the prednisone

will help

> things before the Remicade kicks in. I also have to travel to

Europe for a week

> for business (unavoidable) and am a bit concerned about feeling

well on the

> trip.

>

> Your replies are greatly appreciated.

>

> gloria

[Guest guest]

Personally, I think it may help. It helps me with flares. I think

Pred. is a wonerful drug, to bad it is so harmful to us. I have

never been able to get under 20mg daily without swelling, inflamation

and severe pain.

When I flare I hit it with up to 60mg for a few days then start

backing off.

Good luck, Jay

> I think I am having a major flare right now. It's not so much pain

and

> inflammation as it is complete and total exhaustion. (that's part

of a flare,

> right?) I make it halfway through the day and I can take about a 3

hour nap and

> still need more. I decided to up my prednisone from 4 mg/day to 10

mg and I'm

> wondering if anyone has done that to help combat the fatigue part

of a flare.

>

> I'm switching to Remicade in a couple of weeks, having been on

Humira 1x a

> week and not having much luck with it.Hoping that the prednisone

will help

> things before the Remicade kicks in. I also have to travel to

Europe for a week

> for business (unavoidable) and am a bit concerned about feeling

well on the

> trip.

>

> Your replies are greatly appreciated.

>

> gloria