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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

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Dr. Vaishalee Punj

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Itp Prednisone Taper

Premium Questions

Dr. Geeta Sundar MD

I am currently on Predisone 20 mg and I feel so bad - due to ITP - when the doc takes me off - will it get better?????? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Geeta Sundar ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Dr. Esmeralda Sera MD

I have ITP and I was given prednisone (80mg/day) and responded well. Platelets went from 18 to 149 in a week. Then it tapered off 70 and 60 mg/day and platelets went below. Does 10 mg of prednisone ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Dr. Esmeralda Sera ( Oncologist)
Dr. Raju A.T MD

I have ITP and I was given prednisone (80mg/day) and responded well. Platelets went from 18 to 149 in a week. Then it tapered off 70 and 60 mg/day and platelets went below. Does 10 mg of prednisone ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Raju A.T ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. LAKSHMI MD

I have ITP and I was given prednisone (80mg/day) and responded well. Platelets went from 18 to 149 in a week. Then it tapered off 70 and 60 mg/day and platelets went below. Does 10 mg of prednisone ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. LAKSHMI ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Aaron Branch MD

I have ITP and I was given prednisone (80mg/day) and responded well. Platelets went from 18 to 149 in a week. Then it tapered off 70 and 60 mg/day and platelets went below. Does 10 mg of prednisone ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Aaron Branch ( General & Family Physician)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr. Narender Saini MD

I have ITP and the Dr. gave me Predisone10mg for the itp?some times 3&next day@x daily. Is this good for that ,it is effecting eye sight, my walking,weak,can t walk unless I have a walker,cann t get ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Narender Saini ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Meera V MD

ITP. Within 3 days of hospitalisation and Prednisone (Methyl) given thru glucose transfusion the count ...Hi, I am Pratik 31yr old male from India. I have Acute ITP. The first time occured in 2007 and... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Meera V ( Hematologist)
Dr. Jawahar Ticku MD

My Mother is 90 years old and has ITP with low blood platelets. She cannot take aspirin or blood .... Doctor prescribed Prednisone. I am concerned about giving that to her due to side effects. She just had ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Jawahar Ticku ( Oncologist)
Dr. Michelle Gibson James MD

rheumatologist has said that sjogren s causes the drop in the white count and that a short course of prednisone (for sixty days) should raise it. i also have ITP but my platelets are currently ok. I have... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Michelle Gibson James ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Vivek Chail MD

Hello, I have ITP and I really want my tongue pierced. My last blood test was in March of 2012 and ... prednisone to temporarily keep my platelets up for the piercing? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vivek Chail ( Radiologist)