If you are taking steroids tablets for more than three weeks, then follow the doctor advice to reduce the dose gradually. If you feel unwell in any way while you are reducing your steroids, then consult your doctor as soon as possible. Your doctor may want to do a simple blood test to see when you can stop the medicine completely. If you are taking steroids for a short period (i.e. less than three weeks), then your doctor may advise you that there is no need. Under stress condition, your body may be slow in making the extra steroids. At these times, your doctor may want you to continue or restart your steroid medicines until the stressful time is over. Your doctor will give you a schedule to follow for taking the medicine and it is important to follow this schedule carefully.
To prevent steroid withdrawal symptoms:
• Do not take any other medicines at the same time as steroids, including over-the-counter drugs, without asking your doctor.
• Never stop taking your steroid medicine unless your doctor tells you to.
• If you feel sick while your steroid medicine is being reduced, then consult your doctor right away.
• Consider buying a bracelet with your medical information written on it. If you become unconscious for some reason, then this bracelet will tell emergency health workers that you are taking steroids. Always tell health care workers that you are taking steroid medicine.
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