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The pros and cons of Prednisone
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Jun 14 10:13am | Replies (34)Comment receiving replies
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.
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Dadcue, I thought you sounded like you are in the medical field! Are you? I worked in the medical field for 45 years! I’ve been retired for 6 years.
I worked first as a medical assistant in a doctors office for 5 years. Then got a job as a Phlebotomist / Laboratory assistant in a hospital laboratory for 12 years. We moved out of area so I got a job in a different hospital as a Certified Phlebotomy Technician( title change as I became licensed by the state of California) for another 8 years. It is amazing what you pick up and learn while working with patients and doctors in a hospital setting— I loved it! The next 20 years I finally got my dream job working for Kaiser Permanente in a clinic setting, as a Certified Phlebotomy Technician/Lab Assistant.