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What Are The Effects Of Long Term Use Of Prednisone?

I'm going to be taking 40mg prednisone for my pityriasia rosea i've read a lot of stuff on the internet that concerns me so i've decided to only take 20mg. i've read a lot of stuff saying you can get cancer or bleeding lungs a lot of crazy stuff like that from taking this drug. I'd like to know if it's safe and i shouldn't worry about it. i'll be taking 20mg for 10 days i'm 15
Fri, 30 Oct 2015
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Hello Welcome to healthcaremagic

I have gone through your query & appreciate your concern
The side effects of prednisolone like you mentioned Lung failure, cancer, etc are due to very long term use of this drug, which is in years.
Psoriasis is a Auto-immune disease & it require proper dosage of corticosteroids like prednisolone for 3- 6 months. Also your physician will reduce the dose after a month or two. This much dosage & time period cannot cause these harmful effects.
You might experience weight gain, moon like face etc. These short time effects will go after you stopping prednisolone.
So You should take the dosage of 40 mg as prescribed by your doctor.

Don't worry you would be fine
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What Are The Effects Of Long Term Use Of Prednisone?

Hello Welcome to healthcaremagic I have gone through your query & appreciate your concern The side effects of prednisolone like you mentioned Lung failure, cancer, etc are due to very long term use of this drug, which is in years. Psoriasis is a Auto-immune disease & it require proper dosage of corticosteroids like prednisolone for 3- 6 months. Also your physician will reduce the dose after a month or two. This much dosage & time period cannot cause these harmful effects. You might experience weight gain, moon like face etc. These short time effects will go after you stopping prednisolone. So You should take the dosage of 40 mg as prescribed by your doctor. Don t worry you would be fine Hoping your query is solved