Lung Scarring

[Dermatray15]

Does prednisone help your breathing? How many milligrams do you take?

[Tree20862]

For me, prednisone helps my breathing during an asthma flair by decreasing the swelling in my lungs. Currently, I start at 40 mg then taper. This is a regimen set up by my lung doc. But I don't need it every day. Being on prednisone comes with risks and side effects. It should be administered under a doctor's guidance.

[Dermatray15 in reply to Tree20862]

Thanks for your response. It’s good to know you don’t need prednisone everyday.

[PaulRosedene]

When my asthma is bad my GP will prescribe pred. This is usually 80mg per day for five or seven days. My asthma will usually respond well to a week of pred. If there is also a chest infection, then the pred will not affect the chest infection. Pred is a steroid so has serious side effects if taken long term.

Why did you caption your post lung scarring ?

[EmmaF91 Community Ambassador in reply to PaulRosedene]

80 is a lot esp if you’re not on maintenance steroids! Do you mean 8 tablets?