colleenrn Posted October 8, 2010 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kayanne Posted October 8, 2010 Report Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabel Posted October 8, 2010 Report Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyD Posted October 8, 2010 Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 My DD14 (135) did 30-day tapered at 60-40-20-10 mg / day thru Dr. L. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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