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I weaned myself from 15 mg predezone to 8. i have extreme fatigue. is this a side affect of predezone? or can this be linked to a more serious illness
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Yes: tapering prednisone too rapidly can cause some side effects and have be related to fatigue You probably need to see provider to do a slower taper
Answered 8/22/2014
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