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How To Withdraw From Dexona?

Hi, I am using Dexona tablet past 5 years.but I can t stop the tablet now. I am auditing the tablet.in a day I couldn t take the tablet some problems come in my body like head pain, hand and leg pain, cold, stomach pain, vomit.. Please to tell how avoid the tablet.. Pls help me
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Hello,

Dexona contains 'dexamethasone,' which is a corticosteroid. Corticosteroid therapy must be tapered because of its interactions with the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) axis. In clinical practice, Dexamethasone tapering schedules are often prescribed for short-term therapy. It usually consists of an empiric reduction in dose of 2 to 4 mg every 1 to 3 days.

Other tapering schedules include a "slow taper" of lowering the dose by 4 mg every week. However, in reality, the dose of Dexamethasone and tapering schedule should be adjusted to the patient's tolerance. Since you have taken this medication for a longer duration, it would be advisable to consult physician and follow the instructions to taper and stop it. Follow-up is also necessary during the tapering process and after complete stopping of the medication.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Ashakiran S
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How To Withdraw From Dexona?

Hello, Dexona contains dexamethasone, which is a corticosteroid. Corticosteroid therapy must be tapered because of its interactions with the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) axis. In clinical practice, Dexamethasone tapering schedules are often prescribed for short-term therapy. It usually consists of an empiric reduction in dose of 2 to 4 mg every 1 to 3 days. Other tapering schedules include a slow taper of lowering the dose by 4 mg every week. However, in reality, the dose of Dexamethasone and tapering schedule should be adjusted to the patient s tolerance. Since you have taken this medication for a longer duration, it would be advisable to consult physician and follow the instructions to taper and stop it. Follow-up is also necessary during the tapering process and after complete stopping of the medication. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Ashakiran S