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Recov from pnemonia.what's standard for tapering down from prednisone? had 60mg for abt 2 weeks, 50mg week3, 40mg week4. today dr says stop pills.
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Long taper: That is an unusually long taper of prednisone if you dont have COPD. Once you have been on high dose steroids for >2wks, hypothalamic axis is suppressed, so you will have to taper off. I would suggest a faster taper over a couple of days eg 35mg for 3d, 30 for 3, 25 for 3, 20 for 3 and so on to 5mg x 3d, 2.5 x 3d then stop. That will give your HPA time to recover. Discuss w. your doctor.
Answered 3/11/2016
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Mgt: That should be fine, another option is to continue for one more week and to lower the dose from 40 mg every day to then discontinue it. If you notice any symptoms off the Prednisone, please let your physician know.
Answered 3/13/2016
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