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The pros and cons of Prednisone
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Jun 14 10:13am | Replies (34)Comment receiving replies
yes good point. Hopefully no one thinks I am being toxic. I respectfully offer an opinion based on my experience and all the research I did understanding how the pill the size of a baby aspirin could do what it does. Your opinions and everyone elses I very much appreciate. I do not know anyone that has walked the plank as you have. At the end of day I know that everyone can have so much more going on than a simple taper. We all have to make our choice and I am not saying mine is any better. So I retract the loser comment. There are no winners and losers. We all sort of lost a little something by being in this group. But I have also benefited tremendously.
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The following link addresses the "misuse of prednisone." I think it is well written.
"Unlike substances commonly associated with abuse or addiction, prednisone misuse arises from misinformed attempts to self-medicate or misunderstandings of its effects."
https://wellnessretreatrecovery.com/prednisone-understanding-its-role-and-risks-of-misuse/
I was guilty of "self-medicating" until I concluded that I had no idea what I was doing. In nursing we called this problem a "knowledge deficit."
Some of the terminology the medical profession uses never ceases to amaze me. "Mental status changes" for steroid psychosis was one of my favorite expressions for something that didn't play well with patients. Calling someone psychotic always had bad connotations. Nevertheless, the phenomena is well documented.