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Im a long haul covid patient, still recovering from acute pneumonia and other post viral symptoms. im on prednisone therapy, and my maintenance dose is 40 mg/day. im running out and need a refill, wanting to taper down at 5 mg increments slowly ?
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COVID positive : Congratulations on recovering. Your concern is too complicated to address without an in-person visit. In most cases, a slow taper of prednisone can be done, but this requires a good understanding of the lung condition.
Answered 7/19/2020
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