Advice on reaction to recent prescription of prednisone 40 mg , but discontinued after two days.

I had post nasal congestion that led to a severe sore throat ultil finally losing my voice one week ago, tomorrow. I went to a Vanderbilt walk in clinic at which time I received a steroid injection and then started prednisone 20 mgs twice a day=40mg a day, taken last Saturday and Sunday ONLY (prescribed for 7 days). The side effects are horrible and I called to see if I could come off the drug on Monday. They told me yes AND without any tapering, just cold turkey. That was Monday and today is Thursday and I feel worse than I did then. I called Vanderbilt walk-in clinic the doctor returned my call on Tuesday afternoon and told me it was the side effects of the medication and it should subside after 4 to 5 days... why does it seem like it's getting worse? Should I go to the hospital to ensure there's not something else wrong? I also have had numbness in my face, achy joints, eyes very VERY white...and extremly low energy....even feeling depressed and I'm a generally very happy person. So confused and my boyfriend who is out of town is insisting I take myself to the ER but I don't want to over react, if these symptoms are normal when intolerant to prednisone, even after the short number of days I was actually on it. My last dose was Sunday night...today is Thursday. Other considerations: I'm previously diagnosed as autoimmune, but have only had issue with my bilirubin counts being low the last few years. I take b12 shots 2x weekly and was once very anemic (but not since a partial hysterectomy in 2010). Advice please!!

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