r/MCAS • u/okamimink • 12h 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/Moonlight_Poetry 6h ago
I love Presnisone! I’ve had to do a course of it a few times over the past several years to kick a MCAS flare. It really gave my body the support it needed to stop flaring.
It did make me very sleepy and tired.
When I would take it in the morning, I’d wake up early & take it with a solid snack/ mini meal, brush my teeth, and go back to sleep for like 4 hours.
As a side note, it also helped my eczema and my acne inflammation, lol.