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I have taken 20mg Prednisone for 5 days. Can I just quit?

Submitted: 26 days and 22 hours ago.
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Gender: Female
Age: 73

Posted by Dr. Abby 26 days and 22 hours ago.

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Hello,

What were you taking the prednisone for?

Dr Abby

26 days and 22 hours ago.

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a mild case of erythema Nodosum probably from a very mild case of Crohn's that I have.

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Yes, you should be fine to just stop the steroids after taking them for such a short period of time.
I do recommend discussing it with your doctor, but a five day course does not require a taper (lowering dosages) unless someone has severe underlying illnesses (such as severe emphysema or asthma).

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