Low-Dose Prednisone: HELP
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Okay, so here's the timeline. About 9 days ago I started showing flu symptoms and quickly realized I had the flu. Couple days later I went to doctor's for dizziness and he believed I had a secondary sinus/ear infection and prescribed a 5 day Zpak and Prednisone for the inflammation in my nose and throat. I started at 4mg, 6 tablets, and tapered by a tablet a day (so 24mg, 20mg, 16mg, 12mg, 8mg, 4mg, then 0mg, so 6 days taking it). It helped with the inflammation significantly but didn't completely rid the sinus infection (which I'm sure will stick around a while). I know my dose is short and quickly tapered, but I believe it's left me in shambles. I immediately noticed the first day I took it that my muscles felt weakened, especially my left arm, and that sleeping was impossible. I'd go to bed and wake an hour later, rinse and repeat every day. Since stopping the muscle weakness isn't as bad, but there is tingling in my thighs and slight dizziness again. Felt great, almost normal, on my last day's dose, and thought I beat this flu. Then today, the first day without Presnidone, I feel terrified, light headed, weak, jittery, and paranoid. Also my usual slight anxiety skyrocketed so badly that I go online and read Prednisone and flu forums pretty much all day.
The main issue I have is lack of sleep. Most I get is 5 hours, and that's really forcing it. When will this drug leave my system and me in peace?? Can this happen at such a low dose, especially since I tapered so fast?
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