Wondering about Corticosteroids in rheumatoid arthritis - s Hopkins

[Guest guest]

,

I appreciate this information a bunch, but there are many people, like

myself, who become excessively depressed on even low doses of prednisone. It's a

catch 22.

It may be much different with arthritis to use pulse dosing with prednisone,

I'll give everyone that.....but it also feels very hopeless.

Abby

[Guest guest]

Hello there, Abby! I'm not sure what you mean about what I posted.

The last batch of corticosteroid-related E-mails I sent were intended to

illustrate typical dosages of corticosteroids used in RA and point out

that high-dose corticosteroid therapy is not recommended for most cases.

My personal opinion about prednisone is that its most common usage in RA

should be only as a bridging therapy; that is, corticosteroids should be

used for a short time and at modest dosages until the DMARDs begin to

take effect.

I'll tell you where to go!

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester

s Hopkins Medicine

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org

[ ] Wondering about Corticosteroids in rheumatoid

arthritis - s Hopkins

> ,

> I appreciate this information a bunch, but there are many people, like

> myself, who become excessively depressed on even low doses of

prednisone. It's a

> catch 22.

>

> It may be much different with arthritis to use pulse dosing with

prednisone,

> I'll give everyone that.....but it also feels very hopeless.

>

> Abby

[Guest guest]

Hello there, Abby! I'm not sure what you mean about what I posted.

The last batch of corticosteroid-related E-mails I sent were intended to

illustrate typical dosages of corticosteroids used in RA and point out

that high-dose corticosteroid therapy is not recommended for most cases.

My personal opinion about prednisone is that its most common usage in RA

should be only as a bridging therapy; that is, corticosteroids should be

used for a short time and at modest dosages until the DMARDs begin to

take effect.

I'll tell you where to go!

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester

s Hopkins Medicine

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org

[ ] Wondering about Corticosteroids in rheumatoid

arthritis - s Hopkins

> ,

> I appreciate this information a bunch, but there are many people, like

> myself, who become excessively depressed on even low doses of

prednisone. It's a

> catch 22.

>

> It may be much different with arthritis to use pulse dosing with

prednisone,

> I'll give everyone that.....but it also feels very hopeless.

>

> Abby