colleenrn Posted October 8, 2010 Report Posted October 8, 2010 I hope to do a month long steroid taper with my 14 year old daughter. She did a 5 day burst this summer and started to improve on the 5th day, then started to backslide. I know 5 days was not enough. She weighs 130 lb. For those who have done a month taper do you think this dose is a good dose for her weight? week #1 40mg/day week #2 30mg/day week #3 20mg/day week #4 10mg/day TIA! Colleen
Kayanne Posted October 8, 2010 Report Posted October 8, 2010 I don't know if that is a correct dose for your daughter. I just thought I would give you what our dose was as a reference. When my daughter was about 47lbs her her highest dose of prednisolone was 15mg 2x/day (30mg) for the first week, and then it was cut in half for weeks 2 & 3, and then only 7.5mg every other day for weeks 4 & 5. Good Luck.
dabel Posted October 8, 2010 Report Posted October 8, 2010 My 13 yo son - 140 lbs is on a 20 day taper 60 mg 5 days 40 mg 5 days 20 mg 5 days 10 mg 5 days This is through our pediatrician not our PANDAS doctor to try and help with his recent setback. It has taken the edge off but has not been a miracle yet - we are 10 days into it. Hope this helps.
NancyD Posted October 8, 2010 Report Posted October 8, 2010 My DD14 (135) did 30-day tapered at 60-40-20-10 mg / day thru Dr. L.
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