Hi everyone GM here

[Gm1982]

Hi, does anyone know if its dangerous for my g.p. to suddenly stop prescribing me prednisolone( devil drug) after 4 days??? Am worried, not slept for four days, my mental health and epilepsy symptoms have seriously been affected, plz post back?! Thank you.

[PMRpro]

If you have only been on pred for 4 days it is not problem at all to stop immediately whatever dose you were on. Had you been on high doses for more than a couple of weeks or lower doses for a month or more than more care would be required.

By the way - you may think pred is "the devil drug" - it gave me my life back so I feel rather differently about it! For many people it is a life-saver - but they hear so much negative comment about it they are scared to take it. Used properly and carefully it is no worse than any other drug.

[CRYSTAL11]

How long have you been on it. If it’s just for the four days then no it’s not dangerous. Just a pain cause there must have been a resin for it being prescribed. If you have been on it for quite some time then yes it is dangerous. And you should go back to doctors xx

[Sara_A]

After a 4 day course??!! No it’s totally fine. People have a weeks course for a chest infection regularly and after that week it stops and that’s it.

It’s when u are on them longer that u need to reduce slowly.

[AgedCrone]

No ...if you have symptoms that contra indicate Pred coming off after 4 days won't hurt.

I came off after a week..but only because I was too stupid to,realise it was responsible for all the neuro symptoms I was experiencing.