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What Causes Severe Diarrhea After Withdrawal From Prednisolone?
Just stopped a 6 day predisolone pack and I feel like death. Severe diarrhea and so achy. Also can t seem to accomplish a simple task. Is this withdrawal symptoms? My neck has a thinning disc and its pinching a nerve, I feel like it wasn t worth the steroids becuz I still have some pain but not as severe and now all this other symptoms
Wed, 1 Jul 2015
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Yes these are indeed withdrawal symptoms which seem to have caught up really early. Your doctor should have gradually weaned you off the steroids if he did not do so. Be patient and you shall return to normal soon.
Best wishes
Yes these are indeed withdrawal symptoms which seem to have caught up really early. Your doctor should have gradually weaned you off the steroids if he did not do so. Be patient and you shall return to normal soon.
Best wishes
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