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Prednisolone 10 mg down from 40. i sweat a lot at night and wakes me up thirsty. i have crohn's disease. anything i can do to reduce it? i smoke :-(

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Dr. John Chiu answered

What for?: First we need to know why you were treated with prednisone? If you have an infection and the symptoms were suppressed by the high dose of prednisone, then you would expect the symptoms to recur or get worse when the dose is reduced. Were the Prednisone started for your Crohn's disease?

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Answered 6/30/2014

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A member asked:

Prednisolone 10 mg down from 40. i sweat a lot at night and wakes me up thirsty. i have crohn's disease. anything i can do to reduce it? i smoke :-(

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. John Chiu answered

Dr Perez agreed

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