How long does Prednisone stay in the body after you stop it

[trevorfandg21]

I had been on a high dose for a month and then weaned off . My last 10mg dose was Wed and I still have the sweats and all . I have the headaches back and see a neurologist on Mon.

[PMRpro Ambassador]

The pred itself is excreted quite quickly - it has a halflife of 2-4 hours. That means half has gone in that time so the amount left in the body depends on the dose to start with. 10mg is likely to have fallen to a pretty low level in 24 hours. The antiinflammatory effect can last a bit longer - depending on the person, between 12 and 36 hours.

The sweats may not be the pred - they could be whatever your underlying illness is. In the case of PMR and GCA the autoimmune disorder can certainly cause sweats and an "upset body thermostat" - so you never know which is which as the cause. Confusing to say the least!

[trevorfandg21 in reply to PMRpro]

Thank you for the info .

[MyDebbie]

On my own I just stopped taking the Prednisone after one week but did it by halves starting with 40MG. Then 20 MG and so on till then end was a tiny chip. I did this after reading and reading about all the effects and my my own decision of which my doc was not happy. Told me about the GCE, etc. etc. The hard part was I was 100% ok in one week so when half of it came back, it wasn't pleasant. It didn't come back #10+ pains all over girdle area, neck and upper arms....and tired...omg...sleeping but not good sleep. Pains waking you up sleep. I wish I had stayed on for at least another week and maybe not so much would have come back. I plan to stick with the pain and stiffness and walking like an old woman (actually I am 81 healthy (was) years old with no underlying conditions like I hear about all the time from my friends...esp. Cancer. I DO have Adrenal Fatigue and have had it for quite a few years...never did much about it till the last two years. Yep, my temp. under my arm for five minutes first thing in the morning is 96.0 deg. and that is NOT NORMAL. You must do this for five days to be sure. OK you start with that and get the wholistic meds that are available. Won't go into that here. Yes, I would love to get that one day back of no pain at all, but I'm looking at the big picture. I'm already blind in one eye from a snoball when I was 13, eyesight is good enough to drive all over the place here in Wisconsin. Cataracs are aother problem I do not want.

I am taking a tumeric/curcumin tablets twice a day, just started on Iodine pills which in checking, most of us need unless we eat fish or norii, etc. Also, now realize I also need sulfur. Read up on that one, will be purchasing that on Monday and it helps with inflammation. Also now on Iron so must eat MEAT as often as I can (organic of course, hamburger, steaks too expen.) This will give me the energy I do not have. I can get through the stiffness and aching in the morning but then, the tiredness makes me want to go right back to bed. That where the energy is needed, and ;heme iron in meat goes right where it's needed. Works three times faster than iron pills and gives you energy. I can notice the difference already and it's only been 1 1/2 weeks since I started all this stuff...vitamin wise. Another important Vit. is >>C. Important to spread it around during the dayl, three times at least. There is a Dr. Lam here in the States that treats Adrenal Fatigue and if you rea;d ;;his book on it....it will help a lot. I think.....a lot of you people with these auto immune diseases don't even realize you have it. Throw that in with PMR and you are one tired puppy who just don't want to do...anything or even care how her apartment looks or if the dishes are still....not washed. LOLOL I read that in most of the letters. You just don't give a dam and wish....people, family, etc. co-workers would understand, bu they won't.

Best thing is to print out one paper, not two, people won't always take time to read two...all about PMR or Fybro or whatever is wrong with you, and hand it out. Tell your ?? friends this will educate them about a serious and painful list of diseases that they should know about so you don't always have to explain and explain. Give them the name of this site<<<< and tell em to read the letters, they are sad and how I wish I knew more about PMR. ;My nurse daughter who passed away year ago taught me well about not giving up and do RESEARCH, RESEARCH,. Get A good wholistic man or woman and check their background. Get the best and smartest you can to help you. Research is being done all the time and it's up to us to find it. Believe me, it won't go looking for you...they're too busy being scientists and researchers. I hear blood tests are given to PMR patieints monthly or so, I've only had a few and my sed rate is 40 so no kidding, I have inflammation in my body. Now, I trying really hard to deal with it and will share whatever I find. I'm sure people from all over the globe can use whatever good we find. I'm sorry for those of you who have jobs and have to push yourself to the max, but be careful. That will work on your brain, this PMR does you know. It would like you to give up....don't. TALK TO GOD DAILY, ESP. WHEN IT GETS REALLY BAD. HE knows pain and endured it for all of us, but He is always there, ALWAYS, don't need an appointment for Him;

Sorry for the long blog but needed to get this story all out there in case something might help someone.

By the way, it's one year now since this all started and DIDN'T KNOW I HAD PMR TILL DECEMBER OF 13. i THOUGHT i HAD LYMES DISEASE...not. God bless you all and now to bed. It's almost 3:00 am here in Packer country; so I'll sleep till Noon tomorrow. Forgot to tell you, it is VERY IMPORTANT to get to bed between 10 and 12 midnight when your Circadian Rythem is lowest and you will sleep the best<<< Longer you stay up, harder it is to sleep. ; I use Melatonin in under the tongue spray form, pretty necessary.

THERE IS ONE MORE MEDICINE I'LL HAVE TO TALK ABOUT ANOTHER TIME.. it's too much to add to this blog

SO WHY DID I STAY UP SOO LATE TO DO THIS??? WATCHED OUR WISCONSIN BADGERS LOSE THE GAME BY >>ONE POINT. ::((( BUT, OUR BREWER WON....YEAAAA ::)))

[1Purplecrow in reply to MyDebbie]

MyDebbie. Hi from Bellingham WA. I read your post with interest. Thanks for the tips, especially the reminder about red meat.

Good luck on your journey.

[Tobytomtom]

Hi

I'm now down to 20mg from 60 in 4 months. Still get sweats the same, also always had the 'frozen head' feels like my head and shoulders are submerged in a bucket of ice, this happens few times a day......is this 'normal' ????

[sangje]

I do not have PMR (my mum does) but have been tapering down from a high dose pred (80mg) for another autoimmune condition. I went from 5mg to nothing for the last week (absolutely not to be recommended in PMR) and feel that it took 6 weeks to feel 'free', although i am still on painkillers to deal with the stiffness and joint pain. As has been described above, irrespective of how long pred stays in the body -I believe the changes that occur in your body as a result, take a long time to resolve. I have heard others say up to 3 months. Sorry, point of your question - sweats faded after about 2 weeks for me are still occasional now - (7 weeks but there again I am a woman of menopausal age !)