Person-centred planning was adopted as government policy in the United Kingdom through the 'Valuing People' White Paper in 2001, and as part of 'Valuing People Now', the 'refresh' of this white paper in 2009.
Indiscriminate use of oral corticosteroids in an unsupervised manner may lead to steroid-dependence as well as increased risk of side effects. Even small doses of oral corticosteroids can produce serious side effects when used on a long term daily basis.Although there are many dosage schedules for short term oral corticosteroid treatment, a typical short term burst-dosage schedule for an adult might look like this: Day 1 40mg of prednisone.Day 2 30mg of prednisone. Day 3 20mg of prednisone.ral corticosteroids are sometimes also used to treat sinusitis or severe allergies. Corticosteroids decrease inflammation in the sinuses and nose. They are actually the most effective anti-inflammatory medications available.
I started on 60mgs of prednisone in Feb 2012. After about 6 months, my taper was slowed down to 1 mg per month because of a major scare involving my heart. A couple months ago I finally made it down to 6 mgs and was hit with major fatigue and I was completely mentally out of it. experienced severe joint and muscle pain when I got down to lower doses (5 mg) and was diagnosed with secondary adrenal insufficiency from the prednisone use. I have been seeing an endocrinologist to taper.