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Some concerns about Prednisone

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Acheuro
Acheuro

So I’ve been sick for a long time, like a few months, it started off as a normal cold and ended up being a lingering cough with chest congestion and sinus issues. I went to the doctor, and my nasal test and chest x-ray all came out fine. The doctor then prescribed me 5 50mg tabs of prednisone to take once a day for five days.

Today I took my third one, and I think I’m going to stop. My head hurts, I feel weird, and I can’t sleep. I just feel very “out of it”. Also I’m having ear pressure that I can’t for the life of me relieve and it is super annoying.

The things is, Ive been seeing a lot of posts about withdrawals from prednisone that are getting me worried. If I just stop taking it now, am I likely to run into any withdrawal symptoms? Also, how long until I just feel normal again? It’s currently 1 AM, and I took the pill around 7:30 this morning. I’m a pretty high anxiety person, and I’m just so tired of being ill and I kind of regret taking this drug

Thanks in advance 

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  • EileenH
    EileenH Acheuro

    Posted

    Withdrawal problems from corticosteroids generally happen when you have been taking them for a much longer time - several weeks of high doses as you are taking, a couple of months at much lower doses. Five days of high dose is a common way of reducing the inflammation and consequent swelling in chest infections - though I'm not entirely sure you needed 50mg at this stage of the problem although 5x50mg is probably easier to cope with than 10 days of 25mg.

    • Acheuro
      Acheuro EileenH

      Posted

      So I should be fine? No lasting damage etc?
    • EileenH
      EileenH Acheuro

      Posted

      You should be fine. No lasting damage - just maybe a few days getting used to not being on it. 
  • shelia22921
    shelia22921 Acheuro

    Posted

    Hi Acheuro, hang in there, prednisone  side effects feeling wired and can't sleep, five days is a short course,you only like two more days, but you can stop if that's what you think you need to do ,but side effects will last a couple of days after you stop it did me, 50 mg is a little high, mine was 10 mg 4 for five days then 10 mg three for five days right on down one till I got to only one then off them, hope this is of some help to you.

  • nitin35782
    nitin35782 Acheuro

    Posted

    Hey, how are you, did you faced any withdrawl symtoms...and if yes what were they and how long they existed.
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