How long to take hormone drugs is related to the severity of the disease and the patient’s own physical condition, usually ranging from one week to six months. Hormone drugs are not suitable for long time taking, because patients may have certain drug dependence, which may affect the endocrine metabolism, triggering endocrine syndrome. In addition, some patients will experience different degrees of organ function decline after taking hormone drugs for a long time. Due to the different severity of different diseases, the use of hormone drugs will vary in time, some of the patients with acute diseases, such as acute viral hepatitis, acute tuberculous meningitis, etc., most of them need to take more than three weeks, and similar to rheumatism, nephropathy, and other chronic diseases of the treatment may need to be taken for a long period of time in small doses, the time of about half a year or so. However, if the patient’s condition is more serious, and asthma, shock and other conditions have already appeared, then a large number of hormone drugs can be taken for a short period of time, usually no more than one week. During the medication period, patients should strictly follow the doctor’s arrangements, and pay attention to their own recovery observation, do not arbitrarily take or stop taking medication, so as not to aggravate the condition.