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I was prescribed prednisone 20mg two tablets daily for five days. will this give me bad side effects even though i haven't been taking it very long ?

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Dr. Paul Grin answered

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Not to worry: Prednisone is a drug that usually requires you to decrease your dosage before you get off of it. Take care.

Answered 5/1/2018

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A member asked:

I was prescribed prednisone 20mg two tablets daily for five days. will this give me bad side effects even though i haven't been taking it very long ?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Paul Grin answered

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