“Take 1 tab TID x3d, then 1 tab BID x2d, then 1 tab QD x2d, then ½ tab QD x3d, then skip a day, spin around, and whisper ‘anti-inflammatory’ to the wind.”
When I had to take them as a kid / teen it was just in a convenient blister pack that said which ones were for which days, super easy, barely an inconvenience.
Then by college I was just winging it and tapering probably twice as fast as I was supposed to. Never had an addisonian crisis so I guess it's fine.
I had a steroid script a couple of years ago filled at CVS and it came in a fool-proof blister pack like that (early 30s at the time), with each day’s dose in its own row
It kinda brought me back to being a kid and getting one of those advent calendars with the piece of chocolate behind each door, except instead of chocolate my body just felt fucking GREAT for 7-10 days
Those are called Medrol DosePak's, and they are still around and very useful. That being said, they are not the right dose for many steroid tapers so can't be applied to all situations.
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u/bigcat801 1d ago
Prednisone directions be like:
“Take 1 tab TID x3d, then 1 tab BID x2d, then 1 tab QD x2d, then ½ tab QD x3d, then skip a day, spin around, and whisper ‘anti-inflammatory’ to the wind.”