Guest guest Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 > Nancie Barnett <deifspirit@...> wrote: > don't I know it! LOl I will never take any steroids again unless I am dying and/or in a coma. to put my dose in perspective we normally give neurosurgery patients or severe head trauma/brain trauma patients 20 mg of decadron IV to decrease the cerebral edema. I was on 150 mg of decardon every month for 10 years! I was on a whopping dose of steroids! > the steroids changed my metabolism permanently It changed the way my body metabolizes food, even veggies. because of that I can gain weight eating lettuce. I am a vegetarian primarily, so I was gaining weight eating naked salads i.e. no dressing. > I am praying that the armour can reverse my metabolism and my hypo T. > nancie Reading this thread I was reminded of an experience. My son was very, very ill and was given prednisone. I went in with him to his doctor's appointments and during the discussion, the doctor looked shocked and told us the directions had been to take much more of the prednisone than my son had been taking. I was involved in dispensing the medication and believed he had been taking it according to directions. My son and I looked at one another and both said: " God " . Abbey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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