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Can anyone share your experience with a successful prednisone taper?

Posted by staylorrn2000 @staylorrn2000, Dec 26, 2024

Trying to tapper off of 5 mgs of prednisone. Currently Endo has me on an alternating dose every other day 5 mg with 2.5 mg and it’s not working. This drug has wreaked havoc with my life and I want off of it asap. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

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Sue, Volunteer Mentor | @sueinmn | Feb 14 9:05am
In reply to @petrullo "my doc put me on prednisone. 20 mg 2x day 5 days for a. cough I..." + (show)
@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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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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petrullo | @petrullo | Feb 15 12:38pm
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@sueinmn

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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50 50 thisdrug makes me sick not happy with drug

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petrullo | @petrullo | Feb 16 10:20am
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on my third. day

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the doc should have tried. anti biotic. first person is not good orreesionneis not good-rednisone is not. good

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petrullo | @petrullo | Feb 17 10:00am

presider some isn to good not happy

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Lisa Lucier, Moderator | @lisalucier | Feb 17 10:49am
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@petrullo

50 50 thisdrug makes me sick not happy with drug

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Hi, @petrullo - welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. Sounds like you are having some challenges with your taper off prednisone and perhaps with the drug itself.

I have taken 2 tablets of 20 mg of prednisone daily for 5 days when I have an asthma flare I cannot get resolved. It seems to resolve the flare. The "cost" for me is only sleeping about 4 hours per night while on the prednisone. Also, my husband and children think it takes away the filter for my mouth. In other words, when I take prednisone, I tend to say whatever comes into my brain without stopping to think about whether it's wise, helpful, kind or a bit too "colorful."

I go off the prednisone with no taper, and I've not noticed side effects. It seems everyone metabolizes drugs differently, though. Many Connect members have reported having a tough time tapering off of prednisone.

Will you share more about what your doctor put you on prednisone for, petrullo? Did it help with the symptoms you were experiencing at all?

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petrullo | @petrullo | Feb 17 12:03pm

I had a cough for on month the doc gave peristomemaybe he should have did a ani biotic first. I did t tolerate it good but today is my last day onit it hxlpssoso I really expected anti biotic first. in my option PERSIDSOME IS no good for e. never again sorry I went to him

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petrullo | @petrullo | Feb 17 2:11pm

I did not tolerate preidsome bp rise. blood sugars over 300. it made me. hyper very hyper. not good I could tell. but will stop here it is a terrible. drug I had a cough 4 4weeks after the flu all I wanted was a anti biotic never took presisome. before. never again. am 80 not happy with. doc as u know

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petrullo | @petrullo | Feb 17 4:51pm
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@lisalucier

Hi, @petrullo - welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. Sounds like you are having some challenges with your taper off prednisone and perhaps with the drug itself.

I have taken 2 tablets of 20 mg of prednisone daily for 5 days when I have an asthma flare I cannot get resolved. It seems to resolve the flare. The "cost" for me is only sleeping about 4 hours per night while on the prednisone. Also, my husband and children think it takes away the filter for my mouth. In other words, when I take prednisone, I tend to say whatever comes into my brain without stopping to think about whether it's wise, helpful, kind or a bit too "colorful."

I go off the prednisone with no taper, and I've not noticed side effects. It seems everyone metabolizes drugs differently, though. Many Connect members have reported having a tough time tapering off of prednisone.

Will you share more about what your doctor put you on prednisone for, petrullo? Did it help with the symptoms you were experiencing at all?

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did not like presisome

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