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korney251
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I have been taking Prednisone for the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis. I was very worried about starting a treatment with corticosteroids because I know they can have strange side effects but my doctor insisted and said it would be fine. I have a friend who was taking the same kind of drug and she gained weight in very weird places of the body, like on the back of her neck and couldnt get rid of it. Anyway, some time after the treatment I started experiencing pain in the neck area as well as in the limbs. I kind of thought it could be from RA and decided to complain to my doc about it. He had me examined and is expecting steroid-induced myopathy. Great! What happens from here? Is it permanent or can it be treated? Any input is more than welcome!
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| Posted: 03/18/08 - 21:46 Post subject: |
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| You shouldnt worry-that much. I had similar problems when I was on Prednisnone. My sedentary kind of work and life even made things worse and more predisposed for this kind of steroid side effect. Us women are also more likely to experience the side effect. When I was diagnosed with myopathy, my doctor got me off the corticosteroids. He said the symptoms could improve right away or some time after. It took me a few months to be symptoms free. I suppose youll receive another treatment for your troubles with RA. Good luck! |
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| Posted: 06/10/08 - 23:39 Post subject: prednisone myopathy |
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HELLO...
My boyfriend was on prednisone for about a year. he has Cronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (copd). On April 6, 2008 he went into the hospital for pnumonia, the next day he was on life support... The doctors said he would never get off of life support...
He is now off of life support & now is home after 61 days... Doctors can be wrong on some things.
He was given all kinds of medicines... Later, he had a trachostomy & because he was on prednisone he ended up paralyzed from taking prednisone. The doctor called it prednisone myopathy.
He said he could be paralyzed for a couple of weeks or up to or past 1 year. He also said that one percent people who take prednisone get myopathy.
I hope this information is helpful...
Take care,
Alecia |
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