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I have been put on predisone for 2 weeks 50mg ,9 days of taking it my feet swelled and all i do is drink water so thirsty all the time. cant sleep y?

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Dr. William Jenkins answered

Specializes in Anesthesiology

Prednisone: has a lot of annoying side effects, but fortunately you only have a few days' left and will miss the more severe side effects from chronic usage.

Dr Fowler and 5 doctors agreed

Answered 7/3/2014

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