Below is a post from today's acor listserv from Hardy Jones.  He mentions that his dex therapy is 8 mgs per week.  This is the lowest dex dosage I have come across.

Lisa and others- perhaps this low a dose will make the steroids side effects easier to manage?  David

PS- I have always attribute my leg weakness nerve damage- has anyone experienced the leg muscle weakness that Hardy refers to?  Anyone know of a way to fix or improve the weakness?

To view my leg weakness go to

While I have no personal experience with dex specifically, I have undergone high dose steroid therapy in the form of doxorubicin, the D in VAD- doxorubicin therapy really threw me for a loop when I was on this therapy- not only did I feel UP when I began the therapy and DOWN when i came off the therapy, I gained almost 50 pounds during the 4 months while I was on VAD and developed cataracts in both eyes- a common side effect of high dose steroid use.