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My son (aged 16) is on prednisone since may. we're tapering him down. currently at 10mg once a day. what's best schedule to get down to 0mg?
3 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Oh my, this is a: Serious issue. Please don't ask the providers on health tap to provide your son's medication recommendations. We don't know him and our actual purpose is provide medical information - not treatment recommendations. With a history of crohn's disease & bowel resection - it is imperative that medical guidance be given by his treating physicians who know his medical history. Take care.
Answered 5/25/2020
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Tapering: Ten mg every other day, then five mg and then stop.
Answered 9/25/2013
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Ask you doctor: You should ask the doctor who is prescribing the Prednisone how to taper it.
Answered 6/30/2014
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