That's a fairly typical dose. Another way it's often done is to start with three days at 40 mg, then 3 days at 30 mg, until you've had a total of 12 days. Some docs prefer to prescribe that way so you taper off, because prednisone over time can reduce or shut down the adrenals. They now believe that short doses, like the 40 mgs for 5 days example, don't affect the adrenals enough to worry.

Prednisone reduces the inflammation in the lungs (and anywhere else), so you generally feel great with the large doses. It's the side effects and the crash at the end that are hard to take. It's definitely the drug we love to hate!

Jean

There are people that stay on Prednisone permanently...usually a low dose.

Usually a Medrol dose pac

Yes, I had the same dosage

I asked my gp: If Prednisone is what keeps me breathing then why not just stay on it? She said it is a form of chemo 😲