An intolerable cough as I decrease my intake of prednisolone
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Hello,
Thanks,
David.
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Posted , 2 users are following.
Hello,
Thanks,
David.
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EileenH david37208
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However - why not get your GP to check your peak flow. A constant cough or perpetual cold can be a sign of asthma and pred would improve that too. If it were that then an inhaled steroid would achieve the same result and only a very small amount reaches the blood. It would be worth a try anyway if the cough is so bad that you feel it is intolerable. My husband uses an inhaler even though it isn't really asthma that causes his cough but it does the trick. Inhaled steroids don't work immediately like the bronchdilators but take a week or two to achieve a good result. If you have had a cough for more than a few weeks then you should also be sent for a chest x-ray for safety's sake.
david37208 EileenH
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Thanks for the response, Eileen.
EileenH david37208
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david37208 EileenH
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Would the signs of asthma not be there if I were on 10mgs of pred? It seems that the lower I go the more vulnerable I am to constant colds and coughs. Also, can one get asthma in their 60s?
Thanks for the response, Eileen.
EileenH david37208
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Oral pred is commonly used to reduce the inflammation in asthma when an asthmatic already using a steroid inhaler gets a chest infection so it is all worse. The fact your symptoms return at a lower dose of pred might be an indicator.
There are also a few autoimmune disorders that present with adult-onset asthma. And acid reflux can also cause asthma. Higher doses of pred would probably soothe the inflammation, lower doses being less effective.
david37208 EileenH
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