| I would not recommend quitting the Prednisone altogether. There is a medical reason why they give you a lower and lower dose each day; the nature of that drug is that you have to slowly wean yourself off of it. Quitting abruptly can damage your adrenal gland (or something)! The only reason I know this is because I had a severe allergic reaction to shellfish a few years ago and my doctor put me on Prednisone. Turns out I had a horrible reaction to the Prednisone too -- but my doctor said I could NOT stop taking it for risk of hurting myself more! I had to suffer through the couple weeks of Prednisone. Moral of the story -- check with your doctor (or the doctor who prescribed it to you) for what you should do -- do NOT just stop taking it on your own! |
