After you taper off prednisone when do your corisol and energy levels return to normal?

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Is it after the taper is complete or a few weeks after the taper? I'v been on it since March at 20 mg a day.

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Once you get down to around 5mg a day, your adrenal glands should start 'waking up' and begin functioning again, producing cortisol. How quickly you get back to feeling like yourself is dependent on how long you were on it and at what dose(s). I've been on pred many times, and find it can take a good couple of months to get feeling right again; but then again I'm usually on much higher dosing (min. of 40mg/day) for a year or more at a time. Many people find that switching to every-other-day dosing once they get down around 10mg/day or so, helps lessen the misery of withdrawal. But of course consult with your doctor before trying that.

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20mg a day is quite a lot. Are you asthmatic? Prednisone is very draining on the system and I find it can mask over other problems -- but if you need it -- you need it. You will feel your energy levels return about 2 weeks after finishing the drug but your body will stay bloated for may be 6 weeks (sorry).

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