Tapering prednisone need advice please
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okay so, thanks to an allergic reaction to a different med that has now been switched, i was on prednisone for 2 weeks while trying to get ahold of my dr to get the problematic medication changed. i grew up with Asthma and have done many many weeklong tappers of prednisone without symptoms. its always been easy. start at 80 mg the day of the reaction and then drop by 20 each day over a week and be done.
this time i found that while i was using dicolfenic topical gel to treat preskin cancer aka Actinic Keritosis, nothing less than 50 mg would stop the rash that started to appear in places i didn't put the gel.
nonetheless, i figured it was important to keep treating the AKs, as i don't want them to change to cancer. i immediately called my Dr about switching the gel but the lockdown in california made her nearly impossible to reach. so, short story, long. i took 50mgs a day for 2 weeks until i was finally called back ( luckily my mom saved every asthma emergency kit i didnt use throughout my childhood so i had enough prednisone to do this . each kit had a week long taper as i described above... I am in university, by the way.).
this time, the tapering is kicking my rear. i have been tapering for a week now, and the drop from 30 to 25 mgs today made my symptoms return. i went to urgent care on the first day because of the symptoms and they were nice in that they gave me 5 50 mg pills. so i have those and about 20 or so 10mg pills but those are the end of what mom had saved for me.
so, if i understand the very very slow taper thread i should go back up to 30 and try 25 again in a few days? thanks
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Anhaga Bluewheels
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You might have better luck with one of these: https://patient.info/forums/categories/allergies-5
You have posted in a community which does use prednisone as medication but low dose long term for relief of inflammation, not for allergies, and people are usually past midlife, not young adults.
EileenH Bluewheels
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The tapering here is totally different from what you need to do - we are on steroids longterm, years not weeks. If your symptoms are returning it is probably less to to with the way you are reducing the dose and more to do with the fact that whatever it is you need them for is still there. You must speak to a doctor.