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Considerring Prednisone treatment ??
« on: Mar 2nd, 2002, 10:48am » |
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Your chances of aborting the cyle arenot good without complimenting the pred. with a preventative. This is the plan of attack my neuro and I have agreed on for the next inevitable cycle:
After determining i am definitely going into cyle;
Start daily dosing of 480 mg of verapimil. Imitrex injections and oxygen for attacks.
1 to 2 weeks into cycle;
Prednisone taper and continue verapimil.
End of taper with breakthroughs;
Increase dosage of verapimil.
If the treatment doesn't work;
2 day hospital stay with IV DHE and Benedryll.
Once you determine what works and what doesn't (many years for me) there is little left to do but ride it out.
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Re: Considerring Prednisone treatment ??
« Reply #1 on: Mar 2nd, 2002, 4:53pm » |
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I would like to add that if you become chronic as I did, DO NOT continue to use prednisone. I went a couple of years without being able to get below 30 mg/day and the side effects have been pretty bad; Osteoporosis, back problems, early signs of cataracts, glaucoma, umbilical hernia, stretched stomach, round read face, constant foot pain, and hemorrhoids are just some. And now when I am able to get below the 30 mgs I'm face with the withdrawal symtoms of extreme muscle achiness and weakness that could last for a year or two.
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Re: Considerring Prednisone treatment ??
« Reply #2 on: Mar 9th, 2002, 2:59pm » |
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I had a bad experience with prednisone- i think it was prednisone. One morning i went to get out of bed and i simply fell to the floor totally palsied out. I somehow managed to fling myself into the shower and i distinctly remember not being able to raise my arm to wash my hair. Ever since then i feel an aversion to the idea of trying prednisone. What crap we put ourselves through to be well!
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Re: Considerring Prednisone treatment ??
« Reply #3 on: Mar 9th, 2002, 6:41pm » |
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i've got stories of prednisone use and another steroid dexamethasone. not as many as others, but basically i've used prednisone therapy 4-5 times and the dex only once. i will never use the dex again. the side effects are like prednisone X 10. horrible. the prednisone makes me crazy every time. except once. i can't concentrate and when i get tired i get phsycotic and start talking to my self and people that aren't there. and when i stop the pred i get all the muscle aches and what not. but it does stop the HA almost immediately. i think everyone reacts differently so I say to people to try the lowest does the Dr. thinks will work. for me was 20mg three times a day . might take a week for side effects to kick in though. as soon as anything does just consult your doctor. when i was on the dex i didn't consult my doctor and let it go. and then it had control over me and got out of control . i didn't know who i was anymore. so be careful. steroids do work , just be careful . they come with a price.
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