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Can anyone share your experience with a successful prednisone taper?

Asthma & Allergy | Last Active: Feb 23 9:12am | Replies (45)
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@petrullo

my doc put me on prednisone. 20 mg 2x day 5 days for a. cough I had for a month. an aim. a type 2 diabetes itmakws blood sugar. RISE anB P RISE I have a bad cough for 30 days. I hope it works 2 days so far

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Sue, Volunteer Mentor | @sueinmn | Feb 14 9:05am

With just a 5 day dose of prednisone, tapering is not necessary. But, as you have found it does affect your blood sugar and blood pressure.
The aim of this short course of therapy is to calm the inflammation in your airways.
Did you have the cough as the result of a cold or influenza? If so, this will hopefully take care of it. If it persists, you should be evaluated for any underlying respiratory condition like asthma or COPD so you can get a long-term treatment.
How is the cough now?

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