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What happens if you stop taking prednizone all at once?
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Can die: Big doses of Prednisone shrink your adrenal cortices. If you stop all at once, and you have some stressor that required cortisol production, and you don't have it, it can kill you. Please taper as you've been instructed. It's only a few days.
Answered 6/30/2014
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