sorry i forgot the comma-it's 90 mg mest treleased, not 90 pred. i'm only on 40 mg per day of pred for 1-1/2 wks then 20 mg for 7-10 days then 20 mg once a day for 1-2 wks depending on the swelling ,pain and voice loss from thyroiditis. the drs both said most people who get thrroiditis only get it once!!! this is 3 rd time second time with voice loss for at least 10 days and needing steroids vs high doses of ibrophen[sp] i also have a few days of low throid and a few days of high. i know because my temp which runs normally 98.6 was never above 97.5 for 5 days i thought i was having fever starting one day ,took temp and it was 96.2!! kept track for 5 days even when i was sweating it was only 97 degrees!! gained 10 lbs in 10 days then lost 4 in 1 week ,felt like i was on speed 2 other days [hyper thr] i've had enough of this uncontrolled crap!!!!!!! i don't mind being sick[better me than my kids] but i want to learn about it ,control it and get on with my life even if it's changed yet again!!!!! another ? since our immune systems are off balanced and in over drive- are we more prone to germs and infections? i don't work anymore from another disability so not exposed to large groups on regular basis and kids are grown and gone. it's a beautiful sunny day outside in northeast usa so i'm going outside to do something. don't know what yet but bye for now!!!