Please know about steroid withdrawal and adrenal suppression. Know about tapering off prednisone and be prepared to advocate like a pitbull to get good care.
An adrenal crisis can be fatal.
Despite a previous documented history of adrenal suppression after prednisone, it took me 3 weeks, 4 doctors and an ER visit (which was useless) to get proper care.
Right now, I feel I am lucky to have stayed conscious and out of the hospital.
NOTE that the 5 day burst of prednisone most often used for asthma is NOT likely to cause any problems and should be safe. However if you have heavy intermittent use without much of a break or use prednisone more than 5 days in a row, you need to be learning about adrenal suppression and talking to your doctors.
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An adrenal crisis can be fatal.
Despite a previous documented history of adrenal suppression after prednisone, it took me 3 weeks, 4 doctors and an ER visit (which was useless) to get proper care.
Right now, I feel I am lucky to have stayed conscious and out of the hospital.
NOTE that the 5 day burst of prednisone most often used for asthma is NOT likely to cause any problems and should be safe. However if you have heavy intermittent use without much of a break or use prednisone more than 5 days in a row, you need to be learning about adrenal suppression and talking to your doctors.
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