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What Causes Weight Gain After Taking Prednisone?
I suffer from a form of COPD . I have had an asthma type of trouble for 40yrs . I take 10mg of prednisolne per day as my inhailer do not control the inflamation that starts up if I stop taking it . It is not an infection at first but just clear sputum. The inhailer I take is Symbicort 400, two puffs morning and evening. I also suffer from heart failure. I am trying to get off the prednisolne because of the side effects ie weight gain. Can you help please ? Are there any herbs that can help ? Thanks , Tony. age 74yrs
Mon, 7 Sep 2015
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I really appreciate your concern, it is complete course of prednisolone and it need to finish in that way only like 90 mg need to be finish in 6 days and dose need to be tapered by 5 mg every day, or 5 to 7.5 mg 4 times in day for 6 days, this would give best result, try this hope this information helps, take care and have a nice day.
Well come to HCM
I really appreciate your concern, it is complete course of prednisolone and it need to finish in that way only like 90 mg need to be finish in 6 days and dose need to be tapered by 5 mg every day, or 5 to 7.5 mg 4 times in day for 6 days, this would give best result, try this hope this information helps, take care and have a nice day.
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