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What Causes Severe Anxiety While Tapering Prednisone Pills?
Question: Help!!! Finished on the 18th of last month..... A taper dose of prednisone 4mg... 3 days in I felt anxiety so severe ..I did not know it existed like this !! I'm 56 and have never experienced any issues of this nature!! I'm not on any medications and had never taken prednisone before.now I'm am having horrific anxiety that wakes me up early morning .... It is awful and hard to function.... It tapers down during the day and I feel better early evening. How long will this last .. Will my body adapt? I don't want to take more meds to counter act as I never do well with medications... Thanks please please help!! Thank you ! Email is... YYYY@YYYY
Brief Answer:
Prednisone
Detailed Answer:
Sorry to note your bothersome symptoms.
I see you mention tapering doses of prednisone. But I would like to clarify that you indeed finished the course in a matter of 3 days?
The reason I ask is that when prednisone is taken for a period of more than 3 weeks in doses higher than 5 mg daily, must be withdrawn slowly only or otherwise it can cause problems.
So if you definitely took it only for 3 days , and then dose of 4 mg that you mentioned is the only dose you took then it is unlikely to cause significant problems in your body.
Although sometimes it can worsen blood glucoses and blood pressure temporarily while it is being taken.
When I see someone like you in my practice, I order the following tests:
CBC
CMP
HbA1c
Glucose
TSH
Prednisone
Detailed Answer:
Sorry to note your bothersome symptoms.
I see you mention tapering doses of prednisone. But I would like to clarify that you indeed finished the course in a matter of 3 days?
The reason I ask is that when prednisone is taken for a period of more than 3 weeks in doses higher than 5 mg daily, must be withdrawn slowly only or otherwise it can cause problems.
So if you definitely took it only for 3 days , and then dose of 4 mg that you mentioned is the only dose you took then it is unlikely to cause significant problems in your body.
Although sometimes it can worsen blood glucoses and blood pressure temporarily while it is being taken.
When I see someone like you in my practice, I order the following tests:
CBC
CMP
HbA1c
Glucose
TSH
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
I'm sorry I did not clarify... It was a 6 day taper dose pack !!! Day 3 was when I felt such anxiety ..... Thank you so much!
Brief Answer:
Follow up
Detailed Answer:
A short duration of days typically does not lead to symptoms that you are experiencing but it is possible some people may react like this to prednisone.
It would be best to see your primary care provider who would examine you thoroughly in-person and consider treatment to help you feel better. For example, some medication to calm your anxiety would be helpful
Follow up
Detailed Answer:
A short duration of days typically does not lead to symptoms that you are experiencing but it is possible some people may react like this to prednisone.
It would be best to see your primary care provider who would examine you thoroughly in-person and consider treatment to help you feel better. For example, some medication to calm your anxiety would be helpful
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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