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STOP! Don't do this if you have osteoporosis
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Thanks for sharing what you’re taking. My husband is the one with osteoporosis from taking prednisone for over a year. He didn’t have a choice and is still on it trying to taper down. Steroids can cause bone issues but no one told us. So by the time we found out it was too late for any hope of treating his with alternatives. Which is my preference.
It’s been a rough year. He first developed PMR in May 2023 and just when he was doing well tapering down the prednisone he developed giant cell arteritis in Feb 2024. He’s been on high doses of prednisone for over a year and it’s taken a toll. He’s 75 and before this he was so healthy. He had the stamina of a 45-year old man. Now he is covered in bruises from the prednisone, he can’t bend down or lift more than 5 lbs until his fractures stabilize and he’s constantly exhausted and falling asleep. The one good thing is he’s no longer in constant pain. Thanks to the prednisone he didn’t develop more serious consequences. So we have to be thankful.
I wish you the very best!!
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I have osteoporosis, previously to taking Reclast it was "severe" after three years of Reclast infusions it improved somewhat. I had spine surgery in March for Stenosis which caused me to have throbbing calf muscles that prevent me from sleeping. A pain management dr gave me a Dospak of Methylprednisolone, 4 mg to tak for five days. I didn't take it because I thought it would have a negative impact on my Osteoporosis. The Dr said if I only take it once it won't be bad. I don't know if I should trust him or not. I am continually shrinking. I was 5'1 " twenty years ago, now I am only 4' 9 in. I don't want to keep getting shorter and shorter. No one I know has shrunk as much as I have. What do people think ?
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OMG, I know exactly what he is going through. I have been on prednisone and it drove me crazy, I could not stay on it, and my doc saw how it was affecting me and took me off of it. Yes, steroids are so bad for us, and I have taken plenty of those injections and try to avoid them if I can. Sometimes they are just not avoidable. I wish you both well.
Blessings