@hmccarth5 yes, prednisone sure has it’s bad side effects! Ive been on prednisone for 3 1/2 years and now i have osteoporosis and cataracts. But, without prednisone, I’d be dead. As i taper off prednisone, I’m going onto Mycophenolate Mofetil, an immunosuppressant without the side effects of prednisone. But it doesn’t have the ability to knock out infections or inflammation like prednisone does. Prednisone is a lifesaver (but an evil one), to those of us with autoimmune diseases. So, we’re caught between a rock and a hard place.

The human body is complicated...I guess before Prednisone (developed in 1956) people who had Polymyalgia Rheumatica just endured the agony, and those with Giant Cell Arteritis had strokes and died. We have come a long way, but have further to go. By the way, short layered hairstyles make hair look thicker.