Short course of prednisolone, should I taper off or stop cold turkey
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Hello, my husband has been prescribed 20mg prednisolone for 2 weeks, should he just stop or should he taper off when the time comes.
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marion49836 linda81406
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Anytime I have had prednisolone I have always had to taper off.
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annihami linda81406
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I've been taking Pred fot nearly three years, gradually reducing.
I would definitely contact your gp before altering medication.
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elizabeth49611 linda81406
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My understanding is that your body produces a certain amount of prednisone naturally, so to decrease the dosage too quickly, will throw your body out of wack.
If I'm on 20mg a day, I would then go 20 one day, 10 the next day, 20 the next day for several days then to 10, 0 several days.
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steve62514 linda81406
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For what it's worth, two different pulmonologists (not specifically for bronchiectasis) advised me to taper as follows:
reason for taking - early stage investigation of my repeated infections and mucus production before bronch was apparent from CT scans. 8x5mg per day for 4 weeks followed by one week at 6x5mg, one at 4x5mg and one at 2x5mg
reason for taking - recovery after radiation treatment of lung lymphoma. 5x5mg for 3 weeks followed by a 1x5mg reduction every 4 days.
You will see from reading the websites that the qauntum, length and taper will vary according to the nature of the disease/symptoms and other judgemental factors. Best to get doctor's advice
linda81406 steve62514
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jeannie4243 linda81406
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