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I was covid positive. Its my 20th day today. I was on dexa for 3 days of 4 mg was taking twice a day and then tapered to 2mg for 8 days as prescribed by doctor. Was it correct way of tapering? I dont have any symptoms aa of now only feeling anxious and a bit of breathless when climbing stairs qnd nothing else . Shall i go for pcr test again?
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Yes it's correct way of tapering
I took time to recover no need for pcr
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Dr. Varanasi Venkata Sri Bharadwaja
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3 yrs exp
West Godavari
It is common to feel breathless in post covid recovery period.As per government guidelines there is no need for RtPcr again.
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