do you need to taper steroids after 7 days?

[StripeyYogurt]

Or is it only if longer than that you need to taper them?

On 40mg a day.

Can't remember how many days was on when tapered previosuly and recently it has just been 5 day courses been on.

Dd has always been given a tapered dose, even if she just had them for 3 or 4 days. Might be different for children though.

Depends on if you have taken them in the last 3-6 months and why you are taking them ( and the dose too) .

Can cause adrenal supression if your body has become used to them.

You need to speak to a pharmacist or whoever prescribed them for individual advice.

Thats quite a high dose....so not sure.

I was on 25mg daily for first trimester of both pregnancies, and had to wean off, but was told 2 weeks or less not to bother.

But I would check with a higher dose.

I've only ever tapered steroids. Check with your prescriber. It also depends on why you've been prescribed them. Once I stopped suddenly and my condition went all over the place.

Years ago, I was prescribed a 6 week course of Cortisone to fight an infection. I began on the highest dose which was 1 and a quarter tablets - but do not know the actual dosage.
I do remember the amazing effect it had on me - 20 years younger and full of energy. Each week I had to reduce by a quarter, < and aged 5 years!> I had no bad side effects infact all my vital signs were healthier than before.

So with my type of Cortisone steroid it was necessary to reduce dosage weekly.

I was prescribed Prednisolone for recurrent miacarriage and the advice was to just stop after 2 weeks on 25mg (when not pregnant) but to taper when on 40mg (went up to this dosage once pregnant and started tapering at 9 weeks, 5mg every 3 days). although I was on 40 for longer so not sure it tapering was because of the high dose or the fact I was l it for several weeks.

If you have only been on that dose for 7 days then it is safe to stop. At that dose is linked ot the length of time you take it for.

Sorry should also say it does depend on why you are on them as well, for example it is common to use short course like 40 mg for 5-7 days for asthma. If you have been given them for a condition such as polymyalgia then it is more usual to have a slow reduction

DD, asthmatic, tapers but it is not usual from what I can make out. She takes 40mg a day for 5-7 days then tapers by 5mg every second day, if her symptoms worsen during that time she increases by 5mg again.