Guest guest Posted February 19, 2008 Report Posted February 19, 2008 Hi Val, Needing you again, My hubby is in CA. For work, Very SICK, I sent some Pre(L)ISONE TO HIM, I told him to take 2 right away, then one at noon, and one at 5 pm, Or, Should he double all doses? Now, how many days should he use the pred? I am sending reg H/C IN the morning. That brings up another Question, How do we switch back to regular H/C? Break Down Questions Double Pred all 3 doses? Use Pred how many days? How to switch back to reg H/C? Thank You So Much Val, THANK YOU!!!!! KELLY GORDON Quote
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2008 Report Posted February 19, 2008 What has he BEEN on and how much? Remember Pred is 4 times stronger than HC. -- Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/ Quote
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2008 Report Posted February 19, 2008 He has not been on anything, Only a month ago I had him take reg HC for 3 days, Kicked the cold right out.. > > What has he BEEN on and how much? Remember Pred is 4 times stronger than > HC. > > -- > Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV > > http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/ > http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ > http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/ > Quote
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2008 Report Posted February 19, 2008 OK how much are the pred tabs/caps? If they are 5mg two a day should be plenty for a stress dose. And it migh tbe risky to stress dose whenhe is not taking anything as that may just cause a thyroid dump if he is low in cortils anyway, so he shoudl be careful taking it that way., -- Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/ Quote
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2008 Report Posted February 19, 2008 They are 2.5 mgs > > OK how much are the pred tabs/caps? If they are 5mg two a day should be > plenty for a stress dose. And it migh tbe risky to stress dose whenhe is > not taking anything as that may just cause a thyroid dump if he is low > in cortils anyway, so he shoudl be careful taking it that way., > > -- > Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV > > http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/ > http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ > http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/ > Quote
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2008 Report Posted February 19, 2008 That is better. I would say one AM and one at noon. -- Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/ Quote
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2008 Report Posted February 19, 2008 Thank You Val Should he do it for 3 or more days????? > > That is better. I would say one AM and one at noon. > > -- > Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV > > http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/ > http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ > http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/ > Quote
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2008 Report Posted February 20, 2008 If he has to take it for three days he will need to lower it form there. half at a time. -- Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/ Quote
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2008 Report Posted February 20, 2008 I don't know if this is the same or not, but with my deltacortril (prednisolone) 5 mg is equal to 20 mg of hc I believe. I can't remember where I found that though. Shelli wrote: > > That is better. I would say one AM and one at noon. > > -- > Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV > > http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/ > <http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/> > http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ > <http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/> > http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/ > <http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/> > > Quote
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2008 Report Posted February 20, 2008 I found some info about the dose conversion from prednisolone to hydrocortisone. 2.5 mgs pred equals 10 mg hc. http://www.globalrph.com/corticocalc.htm I just am concerned that 5 mg of prednisolone might be too much right off the bat. I'm not claiming to be knowledgeable about this but I didn't feel right not saying anything. Maybe you are already aware of this even. But just in case... Shelli wrote: > > They are 2.5 mgs > > > > > > OK how much are the pred tabs/caps? If they are 5mg two a day should be > > plenty for a stress dose. And it migh tbe risky to stress dose > whenhe is > > not taking anything as that may just cause a thyroid dump if he is low > > in cortils anyway, so he shoudl be careful taking it that way., > > > > -- > > Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV > > > > http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/ > <http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/> > > > http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ > <http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/> > > http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/ > <http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/> > > > > Quote
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2008 Report Posted February 20, 2008 http://www.globalrph.com/corticocalc.htm Shelli wrote: > I don't know if this is the same or not, but with my deltacortril > (prednisolone) 5 mg is equal to 20 mg of hc I believe. I can't remember > where I found that though. > Quote
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2008 Report Posted February 20, 2008 Hi Shelli, Methinks you may be right about it being too much. I was told in the early days of my HC dosing that prednisolone is " the big guns " and if I could use HC it was better than going straight to prednisolone. It'a also a timed releasse (I think) and more constant throughout the day. It is better (my opinion) to have a higher dose in am and adjustable doses through the day to mimic what our own bodies would do, if they could. ----- Original Message ----- From: Shelli Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 9:57 AM I found some info about the dose conversion from prednisolone to hydrocortisone. 2.5 mgs pred equals 10 mg hc. http://www.globalrph.com/corticocalc.htm I just am concerned that 5 mg of prednisolone might be too much right off the bat. I'm not claiming to be knowledgeable about this but I didn't feel right not saying anything. Maybe you are already aware of this even. But just in case... Shelli Quote
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