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Is it possible to stop taking prednisone for a while?
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Possibly: It depends on why you are on it and how long that you have been on prednisone. If you have been on it a while, it has to be slowly tapered off. The speed of the taper is very individualized as every patient is different.
Answered 3/15/2013
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