I used prednisone for 3 days for gout. 60mg first, then 40, 20.stopped because of sweats. will i get effects. been off for 36 hrs. little light head.?

Not appropriate ther: Affected joints can be injected. Typically, patients are given nsaids and started on Colchicine for several days before starting a drug to lower uric acid, which causes gout. Shotgun therapy with high does steroids may give relief, but side effects are plenty. I have never done this for gout and I am in rheumatology!

Sweating and: Light-headedness are well-known side effects of steroids and should go away a few days after you're off the prednisone. As dr. Namey noted, steroids are usually not the first line of treatment for gout, but there are times when non-steroidal antiinflammatories are either dangerous or can't be used (like in diabetics or patients with kidney disease), in which case Prednisone is used.