Guest guest Posted September 10, 2001 Report Share Posted September 10, 2001 Thanks for the advice. I am going to a new Dr. tomorrow at the diagnostic clinic in Houston. He is an internalist and rheum. so I hope he has some way of helping me. I am going to tell him about upping the pred. if he doesnt mention it. Thanks for the advice. See ya, > In a message dated 9/10/01 4:43:30 PM Pacific Daylight Time, nant8@y... > writes: > > << I went back to the Dr. today > because the ears are still inflamed. I have been on 40mg. of > predisone a day for 2 months. So far no help. Is that alot and can it > hurt being on that much for long? Thanks again. > >> > > It sounds to me like you need more pred or maybe add another drug... > If you are still flaring you need to stop it fast... If it were me I would > have my dr up the predisone to a dose that stops the flare and then taper > down.. Just my 2 cents. > > I have been on pred for almost 3 years and THAT is a long time... It is now > starting to do more damage than good... I started out on 80 mg of pred. and > am now down to 9 mg... Yippee... I wouldn't suggest being on it any longer > than you have to, but in some cases we have to always be on a maintainance > dose. Some others don't... they just take it short term when they have a > flare... Other meds such as metho or imuran can also help you decrease or > get off the pred. > > I hope you can get your flare under control and stopped as fast as > possible... Did your dr up the pred today? What did he say? Please let us > know how you are doing and Please try to stop that flare. Remember damage > can be done by each and every flare.. > > you will be in my thoughts and prayers. > > hugs > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 10, 2001 Report Share Posted September 10, 2001 Thanks for the advice. I am going to a new Dr. tomorrow at the diagnostic clinic in Houston. He is an internalist and rheum. so I hope he has some way of helping me. I am going to tell him about upping the pred. if he doesnt mention it. Thanks for the advice. See ya, > In a message dated 9/10/01 4:43:30 PM Pacific Daylight Time, nant8@y... > writes: > > << I went back to the Dr. today > because the ears are still inflamed. I have been on 40mg. of > predisone a day for 2 months. So far no help. Is that alot and can it > hurt being on that much for long? Thanks again. > >> > > It sounds to me like you need more pred or maybe add another drug... > If you are still flaring you need to stop it fast... If it were me I would > have my dr up the predisone to a dose that stops the flare and then taper > down.. Just my 2 cents. > > I have been on pred for almost 3 years and THAT is a long time... It is now > starting to do more damage than good... I started out on 80 mg of pred. and > am now down to 9 mg... Yippee... I wouldn't suggest being on it any longer > than you have to, but in some cases we have to always be on a maintainance > dose. Some others don't... they just take it short term when they have a > flare... Other meds such as metho or imuran can also help you decrease or > get off the pred. > > I hope you can get your flare under control and stopped as fast as > possible... Did your dr up the pred today? What did he say? Please let us > know how you are doing and Please try to stop that flare. Remember damage > can be done by each and every flare.. > > you will be in my thoughts and prayers. > > hugs > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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