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I am down to 3 mg and hope to lower that in a couple of weeks. I still get pain and weakness about 1 hour after taking my Prednisone and need to head for my Advil. I can usually function somewhat normally a couple of hours after taking it. I have also read that this is also the "norm" for a lot of people as I originally thought it was strange.
Any similar symptoms?
Replies to "I am down to 3 mg and hope to lower that in a couple of weeks...."
Hopefully you are aware that prednisone and NSAID’s are not to be taken together without specific doc approval, and typically only with a concurrent antacid.
Please ask your doc, and/or google this interaction. It can be extremely dangerous by causing stomach or intestinal perforation.
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My prednisone dose is beginning to taper from 20 mg down to 12 1/2. I tapered down a year ago, but I have relapsed since a Covid case that hospitalized me in January. I have severe back pain that does not respond to anything but nsaids which I cannot take. I’m hoping that the prednisone will kick in soon as it did last year. Back pain can be debilitating to anyone who is suffering with it as it affects everything you do on a daily basis.