Guest guest Posted July 30, 2004 Report Share Posted July 30, 2004 Several doctors told me that Prednisone leaches calcium from the bones and can cause osteoporosis. When I was first put on Prednisone I was told to take extra calcium and Vitamin D. I started by using Cod Liver Oil to get the Vitamin D but was then told that this gave me too much Vitamin A so I switched to Caltrate+D. God bless. ----- Original Message ----- From: H. Rheumatoid Arthritis Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 8:16 PM Subject: bone loss from pred I didn't know that prednisone caused bone loss. Is this true? What are the long term effects of Vioxx? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2004 Report Share Posted July 30, 2004 In a message dated 7/30/2004 8:53:31 AM Central Standard Time, hvantuyl@... writes: Several doctors told me that Prednisone leaches calcium from the bones and can cause osteoporosis. When I was first put on Prednisone I was told to take extra calcium and Vitamin D. I started by using Cod Liver Oil to get the Vitamin D but was then told that this gave me too much Vitamin A so I switched to Caltrate+D. God bless. My Rheumy told me that I can't stay on Prednisone. He wants me to get off of it completely and seems to think that the Methotrexate that I just started will work, but not as well as Prednisone. Right now, Prednisone is my best friend at 15 mg a day. I am cutting down to 10 mg now and 500 mg of Naproxen twice a day. So far the Methotrexate has not started working, but then I just started taking it 3 weeks ago. Becky Glaser & Soul are the Real Starsky & Hutch! http://www.geocities.com/starskyhutch4evr http://www.geocities.com/glasersoulfargas2004/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2004 Report Share Posted July 30, 2004 In a message dated 7/30/04 6:57:48 PM, StarsHutch@... writes: My Rheumy told me that I can't stay on Prednisone Why did he say that? How old are you and how long have you been on 15 mg? I can't move well without it. Went off it completely, but now am on 5 mg. A lot of my symptoms went away... Pris 30 minutes of Gig Harbor pigs on Animal Planet's "Pet Story" July 29 11AM ET Nellie on Animal Planet's "Amazing Animals", July 30, 3PM ET. NEW national TV shows for August. valentinesperformingpigs.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2004 Report Share Posted July 31, 2004 My doc has said that long term he doesn't like people to be on more than 5 - 7 mg per day. I'm currently taking 10 mg and have been off and on that amount for the past year. He said it wasn't good to stay at that level long term and wants me to cut it back. I was down to 6 mg at the beginning of April and starting having trouble so went back up to 10. Long term too much pred can cause a lot of problems - as well as osteoporosis, it can contribute to heart disease and diabetes. It seems like pretty much any drug that helps us can also hurt us as well. Beth > > In a message dated 7/30/04 6:57:48 PM, StarsHutch@a... writes: > > > > My Rheumy told me that I can't stay on Prednisone > > > > Why did he say that? > How old are you and how long have you been on 15 mg? > I can't move well without it. > Went off it completely, but now am on 5 mg. > A lot of my symptoms went away... > Pris > > > > 30 minutes of Gig Harbor pigs on > Animal Planet's " Pet Story " July 29 11AM ET > Nellie on Animal Planet's " Amazing Animals " , > July 30, 3PM ET. > NEW national TV shows for August. > valentinesperformingpigs.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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