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A member asked:

It is okay to stop prednisone after three days. it was prescribed for allergy to azithromycin which i took for 5 days. it makes me have high anxiety. ?

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Dr. Marc Serota answered

Specializes in Dermatology

You can stop: Yes you can stop. It's mainly given for symptom control. If the side effects are worse than your allergy symptoms I would stop.

Dr Lewis agreed

Answered 5/29/2018

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