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2,5 mg of Prednisone every other day to go down on the dose of Promacta?

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4 years 1 week ago - 4 years 1 week ago #71814 by GrouchoMarx
2,5 mg of Prednisone every other day to go down on the dose of Promacta? was created by GrouchoMarx
Promacta started to work steady for over year now after some mysterious set back.

Here is my question. 

With a rate of 75/50, dose of Promacta my platelets are 153K.

When I reduced to 50 a day it dropped in one week to 83 K.

My doctor knows that just 2,5 mg of prednisone do wonders to me, even if taken every other day.

He is proposing to stick to 50mg of Promacta and use 2,5 mg of prednisone every other day. 

The question is:

Is it more damaging 2,5 mg of prednisone every other day or 25mg of Promacta every other day?

Your advice would be much appreciated. 

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4 years 1 week ago - 4 years 1 week ago #71815 by mrsb04
Replied by mrsb04 on topic 2,5 mg of Prednisone every other day to go down on the dose of Promacta?
My advice is stick with 50mg Promacta for a bit longer and see what happens. 83K is a great count. Why take steroids unless absolutely essential ?
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4 years 1 week ago #71816 by sleev-les
Replied by sleev-les on topic 2,5 mg of Prednisone every other day to go down on the dose of Promacta?
Agree with mrsb04.  Long term steroid use isn't worth the effects IMO.  83k is great and know if I could hold 50 or higher I wouldn't be on anything.  I'd avoid the steroids.  
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3 years 11 months ago #71849 by GrouchoMarx
Replied by GrouchoMarx on topic 2,5 mg of Prednisone every other day to go down on the dose of Promacta?
Well noted! Txs :)
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