A member asked:

Been on prednisone since october 6, 40mg. i have tapered down to 35 in total. recently i have had some swelling. will this go away after i taper to 0?

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Dr. Richard Zimon answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

If by "swelling": you mean "edema" or fluid in your ankles etc the answer is YES it will go away.. IN FACT a 40 mgm taper will usually cause NO PERMANENT side effects! Hope this helps! Dr Z

Answered 10/31/2015

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