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Good information to know about prednisone.

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Jul 1 8:15am | Replies (29)
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Excellent response!! There really isn't much that can be done to increase cortisol levels.

The treatment for a low cortisol level is a synthetic cortisol like Prednisone or some other corticosteroid. We just have to hope our adrenal function will improve as we taper our Prednisone dose lower. Most of the time that will happen as long as we aren't constantly increasing our dose. It can be very uncomfortable to taper off Prednisone.

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glinda47 | @glinda47 | Jun 30 11:43am

I am going to try LDN, if I get up the nerve. I have a doc who is awesome and will prescribe. I've done my research down to what I want my capsule ingredients to be! Some seem to upset folks' stomachs. But I will discuss this with the doc before placing my order with a compounding pharmacy.
It's not a perfect plan but very promising. More and more docs are using it with great success. There will always be side effects with meds whether we feel them or not. Since I can't take steroids, I have opt'd to try this stuff.
CBD is also a possibility. Can't do medical mj (makes me anxious).
Thanks for all your great info on this topic.

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