How long will withdrawal from Prednisone last?

He should have taken you down to 5mg for a few days before stopping you should not be feeling effects of stoppingit. If say your dr messed you upon this all the way around

I am going through the same thing. Screwed up my taper a little - but had at least 2 days of 5mg. Before I went on the Prednisone I was on Medrol dose pack for a few days (turned out it wasn't a high enough dose) so probably got more steroid than if I had just had the Prednisone. I have been off Prednisone for a week now and over the past few days developed a spotty rash in random areas of my body, have had a headache for 2 days and now have swollen ankles. I'm a runner and do a fair amount of cross training, eat healthy and increased my water intake hoping to flush out extra water weight. I've gained 10 pounds in a week. If anyone has answers please help us. This sucks. I hoped to wear a bathing suit this summer.

Take 150 zantac 2 x day and 4 motrin its what my dr suggested cause i quit cold turkey due to side effects it was 3 days almost 4 days for joint pain headache. The symptoms seem to be less severe god bless

Wow seems like the majority of doctors you all have are pretty bad at tapering steroids. It's extremely important. I just got done a 40mg/wk, 30/wk, 20wk, 15wk, 10wk, 5wk. Been off now for 4 days. The prednisone made me energetic but extremely emotional. Now I am extremely weak and have no energy and have had a killer headache since yesterday. Unfortunately I can't avoid steroid therapy when I have a crohns flare. They work like magic but put me thru the ringer mentally and sometimes physically. I've taken ibuprofen last night and exedrin today. Nothing helping.

Thank you for posting your stories. I was put on 50mg of prednisone for 5 days after an anaphylactic response to ct contrast. I was D/C from ER with no taper instructions. I was very sick on the prednisone and finally finished only to go through withdraws. I've had a terrible headache for 5 days, fogginess, neck pain, nausea, inner shakes, etc. My doctor put me back on low dose prednisone earlier this week so I could taper off but I just was in hell even with going back on them so she told me to stop taking them and ride out effects. I'm still riding. I do notice everything gets worse immediately after I eat. I text my doc daily with updates so she knows. She also knows NO MORE STEROIDS! Really tough go with these meds but I appreciate knowing I'm not alone. Thank you.

I feel your pain! I've been on high dose predisone for 10 months now! I'm a 23 yr old female. I've started tapering this month but it's been hell. This is my 2nd day not taking predisone but I'm concidering taking it again because I have had terrible acne and headaches. I had no idea it was from the weaning of predisone until I read this post. It all makes sense now. But withdrawal from predisone can cause adrenal crisis and cause you to go in a coma so it's not anything to mess around with. Google adrenal crisis.

I have been on a high dose of prednisone for a year and a half. At my peek, it was 60mg/day and gained about 75 lbs. About 2 weeks ago I finally came off of 1mg/day. I have been EXTREMELY sore, sometimes having pretty bad headaches(usually Tylenol takes care of it) and beyond exhausted. I wake up weak and do not want to get out of bed half the time. I hope everyone else has a good outcome and can maintain their health. I just figured I would share my story.

Has anyone heard of others or first hand been on prednisone for over a year?

I've been on steroids for a year and been off them since 13/08/15. I feel depressed, tearful,ache all over but most of all is the steroid acne. It's so dry and sore. I don't want to go out because of my face. Please how long is this going to last?

This is the second time I have been on steroids coming off them the first time I had no problems but this time I have come down from 40 o 30 to 20 to 10 and then 5mg every other day for 6 weeks them 3mmg everyday for 6 weeks and now 2mg every day for 6 weeks and from going down to 5mg roughly about week 2 I have felt nauseaous and had stomach pains also head hurts just hope this dosenot happen when I go to 1mg and then none. I hate these drugs.

I was put on prednisone for a back injury. I was ordered to take 60 mg in the morning for 3 days then 40 mg for 3 days. I made it the first 2 days and was so pumped with anxiety, irritability, and agitation I thought either I was going to hurt someone or myself or just destroy anything I can. I went to the ER cuz I couldn't sleep and was unstable. They told me to stop taking it and gave me naproxen and Valium to lessen the side effects and as a muscle relaxer. It's been 4 days off it and the side effects are still there. The Valium helps but it doesn't last long. This is a horrible drug and I would never take it again unless I was going to die. I would like to know how long these effects will last as well. Also I am epileptic, skitsoeffective, and already have sever anxiety issues. I don't know why the doctor would put me on this given my background.

Hi guys,

I have read all of your comments, I am 32 been on prednisone since last October for vasculitis started on 60 mg for 2 weeks and been tampering off ever since. I am so sorry that some of you had no idea that you need to tamper off very very very slowly. Once you get to 5mg I recommend to tamper off in quarters. Stay at least 2 weeks on each dose, I have been staying in each dose as much as 1 month! Few days ago I cut it down again and now I am down to about 0.6 mg from 1.25 and even now I am feeling withdrawal effects. Have no energy, feel dizzy, bad headache, can't focus and feel emotional among other things, even my skin feels extra sensitive and my joints hurt especially ankles. But I will stay on this dose for about a month and then try to get off! Good luck to everyone just keep in mind tamper off very very very slowly even if you doctor suggest otherwise tell him/her that you don't feel well and that you have learned from others in a support group that you should tamper off very slow!

Tati

After reading most of the comments, the answer seems to be "It varies." I ended up on Prednisone for extensive swelling due to poison ivy, which is gone now, except for patches of color. Dose was 60mg for a week, then 40 for a week and 20 for another week, and that's it. (I was acute but am not sure I needed to start on 60 ..) That's tapering? I'm done with their schedule and am tapering it faster and into smaller increments. Am off to do my infrared sauna and more hydrating!!

The biggest question is why are we ending up here, especially for long-term chronic conditions? There are real alternatives for our health that address the problem, not symptoms. Finding a local naturopath or herbalist seems like a good idea for a start .. The simple solution for my problem was to have had my good quality hand soap with me that I know would have cut the oil of the poison ivy and stopped its spread. A five dollar solution, but I was traveling and didn't figure this out quickly enough.