am dose v pm dose steroids

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Specializes in critical care.

Hi there,

feel like this is dumb question but, why are steroid doses lower at night than in the morning? Was asked this by a NP clinical instructer. Only thing I can find is possible insomnia. Is that all?

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Hi there,

feel like this is dumb question but, why are steroid doses lower at night than in the morning? Was asked this by a NP clinical instructer. Only thing I can find is possible insomnia. Is that all?

yes, but....dont you love that.......think of the normal ebb and flow of endongenous hormone....higher in am lower in pm.......

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Specializes in Trauma/MedSurg.

giving steroids in the a.m. mimics the body's natural release of hormones.

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