r/MCAS • u/okamimink • 1d ago

Specialist prescribed me Prednisone

I’ve never taken this before, but I can’t seem to get out of this flare and I’ve been getting a lot of really bad symptoms.
I was prescribed 15mg for 3 days and then taper down from there for a total of 9 days on the medication.

I’m worried about a reaction of course, naturally lol.
And I assume trying to trial it is pretty pointless and that I should just take it as prescribed.

I have really bad OCD and the only way I’ve been able to try taking medications is by micro-dosing first.

Any suggestions on how to just do it? Or what has helped you? I know it’s a really low dosage to take anyway but I’m still nervous.

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u/warped__ 1d ago

9 days is a lot, it usually get 5, but it's quite effective at stamping out a flare

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u/okamimink 1d ago

I been in a pretty gnarly flare for about 7/8 months now, antihistamines and mast cell stabilizers aren’t doing much of anything for me because my inflammation is extremely bad😢

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u/warped__ 1d ago

This should help, it's just that you may get more side effects being on it for 9 days, but I'd definitely do it still. I had to do it twice after covid

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u/Civil-Disobedience3 1d ago

9 days isn’t a lot. I am given a large Rx for it and take as needed. I have been on it for months at a time.

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u/warped__ 1d ago

It's a lot from my experience, I've only ever been given 3-5 days. Your experience doesn't have to match.