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(Message started by: klp on Jul 9th, 2004, 10:29pm)

Title: decadron
Post by klp on Jul 9th, 2004, 10:29pm
just out of curiosity, has anyone been prescribed decadron for their clusters and if so did it work? krista

Title: Re: decadron
Post by UN_SOLVED on Jul 9th, 2004, 11:35pm
Decadron (or a DEX PAK) is steriods. Works magic for me (temporarly). It is a 12 day steriod taper 'dose pack'.I've had Decadron IM and IV and Dex Paks before.

If Prednisone works for you - Decadron should also work.

Eat with this med or suffer stomach pain! Doc should've also prescribed something for your stomach like Nexium or Protonix. If not, you might wanna ask him/her for some (or buy a HUGE bottle of TUMS ! You're gonna need it)

Unsolved

Title: Re: decadron
Post by Donna_D. on Jul 10th, 2004, 2:15pm
Before I was diagnosed with clusters the doc used to give me a Decadron injection...and it usually worked!

Can remember feeling better within hours of walking out of the doctors office....in fact the first year I did NOT get an injection was the year I had my first full blown cycle....

I think it was a 10mg injection....not sure though.


Hope that helps,



DD

Title: Re: decadron
Post by klp on Jul 10th, 2004, 10:13pm
thanks for the info. Decadron is more potent than prednisone, so i thought if the prednisone works maybe the decadron will work miracles. we'll see.

Title: Re: decadron
Post by OneEyeBlind on Jul 10th, 2004, 10:26pm
Good luck, Kip !!!!!!!!!!!!!  Hoping it brings ya PFDAN's.

Title: Re: decadron
Post by BarbaraD on Jul 11th, 2004, 7:58am
Watch your blood sugar. They gave this to my husband and his blood sugar shot up over 400. But the stuff worked (not for ch, but something else).  Just keep an eye on your blood sugar.

Hugs BD

Title: Re: decadron
Post by Prense on Jul 11th, 2004, 1:56pm

on 07/10/04 at 22:26:53, OneEyeBlind wrote:
Good luck, Kip !!!!!!!!!!!!!  Hoping it brings ya PFDAN's.


LOL, it's contagious!



;;D



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