Originally Posted by
scottgirl21
I just recently was given 20 mg pred and taper down 5 mg for 4 weeks. How are you supposed to feel on it? I've been on it for 7 days and my chest feels congested my throat is so dry and my voice is really hoarse. I don't feel any relief when it comes to breathing through my nose. In fact I feel like my whole chest is congested and I can't breathe at all. Please help!
Perhaps you may have a cold?
20 mg seems like a relatively small dose to me.
When I was on really high dose (between 40 and 60 mg/day), I mostly felt hungry. Guess that's why I quickly regained the 25 I lost at disease onset and then packed on 20 lbs more. It's taken me most of three years to get back down to my original 170.
Pete
dx 1/11
"Every day is a good day. Some are better than others." - unknown
"Take your meds as directed and live your life as fully as you can." - Michael Chacey, MD
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