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Is this a safe taper of prednisone: 40 for 6 days, 30, 25, 20, 15, 15, 10, 10, 5. total 14 days. should i feel ok and was that slow enough taper considering how high i started?
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That's just a short course of Prednisone, you should be fine with that schedule. In fact, 40 mg for 6 days is not a high dose to start. As a kidney doctor, I have treated many patients with 60-80 mg of Prednisone for 2 months before tapering the dose.
Answered 8/5/2021
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