I am in the third week of feeling a bit off. Now that the initial respiratory infetion problem has been taken care of (I hope), I am in the midst of completing a prednisone taper. I still have about 8 more days on pred. I return for a followup visit to the pulmonologist next week.
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Hi Tom,
Glad to hear the respiratory issues are starting to clear up. Extreme fatigue is a side effect of Prednisone. Until you are finished with the treatment, you might feel a little under the weather.
Just take this time to get some rest, let your body heal. One note, there was a user who posted about her allergy/asthma issues and noted that taking prednisone will lower your resistance to illness because it is not great for the immune system. You can read that post here.
Good luck and let us know how you are doing!
Vicki M
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