Hi. I am currently taking 2.5 mg of prednisone daily. I just read that our body normally makes the equivalent of 2.5 mg on it's own. I am wondering ... what's the point of me taking prednisone, if what I am taking right now is just suppressing the cortisone my body would usually make ... I hope I am making sense?I think the suppression usually happens on a "sliding scale"... if you take a whole bunch, and for a long period of time, you will end up totally suppressing your body's natural cortisol production. If you take a small amount, even over a long period of time, often it will not completely suppress your body's ability to make cortisol. You will still make some on your own.
thanks Jasmine ... yes, I was starting to worry that I was suppressing my natural cortisone .. good to know I am still getting the benefit of both = )
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