Prednisone stops after the thyroid gland began to hurt again to consider is suffering from subacute thyroiditis patients, for this kind of situation can be relieved through the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug treatment or continue to take prednisone treatment and other methods.
Subacute thyroiditis is one of the most common thyroid disorders and is associated with viral infections. Before the onset of the disease, there may be a history of influenza or mumps. Patients often have unilateral thyroid enlargement and pain, which may be accompanied by fever, sore throat, malaise, fatigue and muscle aches.
For mild cases, oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are used for symptomatic treatment, such as ibuprofen. If the pain and fever are obvious, glucocorticosteroid hormone can be applied, such as prednisone, which can relieve the clinical manifestations, the course of treatment is usually 1-3 months, and the dosage needs to be gradually reduced during the process of using the drug.
Subacute thyroiditis patients if the body’s inflammatory reaction has not been completely effective control when stop using prednisone treatment, then it may cause after stopping the drug after the thyroid began to hurt, it is recommended that you can continue to take prednisone treatment, and in the process of stopping or reducing the dose should be careful to adjust the dosage of drugs, should not be discontinued too quickly.
In addition, you can also consider the simultaneous use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, such as ibuprofen, indomethacin, etc., can also play the purpose of pain relief.
In the event that the thyroid starts to hurt again after stopping the prednisone, it is recommended to go to the hospital and ask the doctor to make a judgment and give a treatment plan.