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How long does prednisolone stay in your system? is a side effect extreme fatigue ? my son took it this am and tonight extremely fatigued. it's day 3.

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Fatigue causing: It may cause fatigue and it takes 7-10days to get out of the system.

Answered 3/26/2013

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A member asked:

How long does prednisolone stay in your system? is a side effect extreme fatigue ? my son took it this am and tonight extremely fatigued. it's day 3.

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Oscar Novick answered

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