Member Comments are provided by individuals and reflect their personal opinions only. Under NO circumstances should you act on any advice or opinion posted in this forum. ALWAYS check with your personal physician before taking any action regarding your health! MedHelp International and our partners, sponsors and affiliates have no obligation to monitor any comments posted on this site, or the content and/or accuracy of such exchanges. MedHelp International does not endorse the views of any user.
Prednisone tapering...
by Kat03, Mar 22, 2008 09:12PM
I have had asthma since I was a child, but have went through the past several years with no issues other than occasional shortness of breath. Over the winter, it started coming back, and I finally went to the doctor for it.
She wants me to start taking prednisone at 20 mg for 14 days. I used to take prednisone quite often for the asthma, so that is not new to me, but when I took it before, I would always taper off it very slowly...I'd go from 60 mg to 50 mg, and so on until I was down to 5 mg then stop after a week of that.
Anyways, to get to my question, she gave me the 20 mg for 14 days, but said that I do not need to taper off it and that I can just go off it at that point. Seeing as I was always told it was something that had to be tapered off of slowly, I am a little hesitant.
Any ideas on this anyone? She had told me that it was no longer considered necessary to taper when on a dose 20 mg or lower, but I am afraid of the side effects when going off it.
She wants me to start taking prednisone at 20 mg for 14 days. I used to take prednisone quite often for the asthma, so that is not new to me, but when I took it before, I would always taper off it very slowly...I'd go from 60 mg to 50 mg, and so on until I was down to 5 mg then stop after a week of that.
Anyways, to get to my question, she gave me the 20 mg for 14 days, but said that I do not need to taper off it and that I can just go off it at that point. Seeing as I was always told it was something that had to be tapered off of slowly, I am a little hesitant.
Any ideas on this anyone? She had told me that it was no longer considered necessary to taper when on a dose 20 mg or lower, but I am afraid of the side effects when going off it.
Post Comment
Related Communities
Recent Videos
Related Expert Forums
Recent Activity
Most Popular Trackers
RSS
Expert Activity
Community Members
Most Viewed Health Pages
