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Can prednisone withrawal cause hallucinations
A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. James Burnsanswered
Emergency Medicine 39 years experience
Not familiar: with tinnitus as a complaint after cessation of Prednisone but there can certainly be some "withdrawal" symptoms such as malaise (occasionally severe ... Read More
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A 45-year-old female asked:
Dr. Gael Yonnetanswered
Neurology 17 years experience
Yes: Regardless of the reason you were taking Prednisone in the first place, chronic use of Prednisone is not recommended as it is known to cause glaucoma,... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
Dr. Thomas Nameyanswered
Rheumatology 50 years experience
Yes!: And taking them also causes headaches. My motto, "universal side-effects with oral steroid.".
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Dr. Marybeth Lambeanswered
Travel Medicine 47 years experience
Yes, but: Stopping steroids abruptly can cause headache, aching, fatigue, & feeling of weariness. More likely if you have been on steroids for over 2 weeks. Che... Read More
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A 53-year-old female asked:
A Verified Doctoranswered
Rheumatology 54 years experience
Yes: A rheumatologist should be able to make this distinction fairly easily.
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Sasmit Royanswered
Nephrology and Dialysis 16 years experience
Technically taking prednisone for less than a week doesn’t give you much of a withdrawal symptoms upon stopping it. Taking it for more than 2 weeks gi... Read More
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Answered Mar 05, 2023
A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Bennett Machanicanswered
Neurology 54 years experience
24 hrs. of a steroid not only has no real effect, but no adrenal influence on cessation, BUT, do NOT stop on your own, as a physician had a reason to ... Read More
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Reviewed Mar 06, 2023
A 32-year-old female asked:
Dr. Oscar Novickanswered
Pediatrics 60 years experience
Withdrawal: After being on prednisone for a year it is very difficult to come off of the steroid without experiencing withdrawal pains of some sort
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A 47-year-old female asked:
Dr. Amrita Dosanjhanswered
Pediatric Allergy and Asthma 38 years experience
Most likely: This schedule is a tapering schedule in which the dosing is decreased slowly. If you have Diabetes, GI problems, vision changes or hypertension, pleas... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Steven Cohenanswered
Allergy 24 years experience
Depends: May depend on the dosage used and the duration of treatment. Stopping abruptly after a long course and high dosage can be a disaster causing life thr... Read More
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5.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kevin Olsonanswered
Family Medicine 36 years experience
Prednisone: No, prednisone course less than 7 days will not need to be tapered off
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