vickysmommy
New member
I have been on prednizone for 10 years now, daily. It's great! just wondering if Im the only one, cause my new CF specialist was surprised to find that Ive been on it for so long
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Prednizone
- Thread starter vickysmommy
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ClashPunk82
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I haven't taken that in 7 years and I never will again. I hated it it always gave me problems and I was on the verge of diabetes and that tipped me over the edge. My brother was on it for years and it gave him many problems also. I will never take it again. And not a lot of docs where I am like to prescribe it anymore.
vickysmommy
New member
well i think its too late for me to get off, because my doctors have been trying to taper it off since i've been on it and every time i get off it completly, i have respiratory problems bad! I would like to be off it cause it seems i depend on it now to keep me going. it sucks
vickysmommy
New member
it helps with the mucus, decreases it which in turn helps with your breathing. It helps me a lot, but I just cant get off it cause once you take it for a while, its like a drug your sytem is addicted and cant function without it
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luke
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Sara,
Prednisone is a medication that decreases inflammation in the airways; it may make it easier to get out secretions but it is by increasing airway diameter and not by thinning the mucous. As for decreasing the amount of secretions I have never really heard of that? I guess theoretically it may work... but I will say that increased secretions in not an indication for Prednisone though. Prednisone does have severe side effects and is not normally used for long-term treatment for that reason. As you may be aware it causes depression, diabetes, weakens bones, and decreases immunological response. All problems we do not need making us worse! I was on it for 9 years but was taken off successfully. We tapered down the dose and switched to an every other day regimen after a couple of months. We also utilized a lot of inhaled steroids (flovent). If you doc's really want to get you off of the drug I recommend you go to an endocrinologist as well. It is completely possible to have an adrenal crisis without the Prednisone and really need to be monitored closely by a specialist.
Luke
Prednisone is a medication that decreases inflammation in the airways; it may make it easier to get out secretions but it is by increasing airway diameter and not by thinning the mucous. As for decreasing the amount of secretions I have never really heard of that? I guess theoretically it may work... but I will say that increased secretions in not an indication for Prednisone though. Prednisone does have severe side effects and is not normally used for long-term treatment for that reason. As you may be aware it causes depression, diabetes, weakens bones, and decreases immunological response. All problems we do not need making us worse! I was on it for 9 years but was taken off successfully. We tapered down the dose and switched to an every other day regimen after a couple of months. We also utilized a lot of inhaled steroids (flovent). If you doc's really want to get you off of the drug I recommend you go to an endocrinologist as well. It is completely possible to have an adrenal crisis without the Prednisone and really need to be monitored closely by a specialist.
Luke
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nycgirl
Guest
ive never been on that steroid. i try to sty away from steroids because i am afraid that the steroids will make me worse in so many other ways. but, i am on pulmicort. the lowest dose, BID. it is an inhailed steroid via nebulizer. it really helps me with my inflamation and there are no side effects. im also on advair, 250/50 diskus.
good luck.
jessica 28 w/cf
good luck.
jessica 28 w/cf