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My doctor has me on a prednisone (20 mg) schedule of 3-3-2-2-1-1. is this a standard-sufficient dosage when recovering from a bout of bronchitis?
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Rx asthma/bronchitis: For the treatment of presumed acute asthmatic bronchitis it is customary to use a short course of a corticosteroid such as Prednisone to reduce airway inflammation and hence brocho reactivity. Longer dosage regimens increase the risk of hypothalamic/pituitary/adrenal suppression, hence the rapid treatment regimen.
Answered 4/19/2021
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Yes: This is a very typical Prednisone taper. I use a course very similar to this. Feel better! of course, if you do not improve, please be sure to return to be re-evaluated, as pneumonia can always set in, despite the best care.
Answered 6/14/2018
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