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Why are some people so sensitive to predisone decrease? i drop 2.5 mg (sometimes even just 1mg and can feel my symptoms return (chest pain, joint pain)?

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Dr. Kenneth Merriman answered

Individual: Each person is quite different in how they react to essentially all drugs.

Answered 4/5/2013

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Dr. Tracy Lovell answered

Depends: It depends on a lot factors such as how active the disease is that is being treated. Sometimes Prednisone sparing medications are used to help wean off of prednisone.

Answered 6/30/2014

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A member asked:

Why are some people so sensitive to predisone decrease? i drop 2.5 mg (sometimes even just 1mg and can feel my symptoms return (chest pain, joint pain)?

2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Dr. Kenneth Merriman answered

Dr. Tracy Lovell answered

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