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I would ask the doctor if it makes sense to decide how fast to taper cyclosporine based on test results over the next months, rather than decide on the duration in advance.
You have to remember that this is a tradeoff, and the reason you don't want to stretch the taper out indefinitely is that cyclosporine has its own risks and side effects. Patients can usually put up with minor side effects like excess hair but cyclosporine can adversely affect their kidneys and blood pressure. You don't want to taper too quickly and risk a relapse but you don't want to be on cyclosporine longer than necessary and damage your kidneys. That's why it seems to me that a doctor would want to determine when to reduce the cyclosporine dose, and by how much, based on ongoing test results rather than determining how long the taper should be ahead of time.
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