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Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Dec 6, 2023 | Replies (21)

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@dadcue

Thank you for sharing that. There are some side effects that nobody wants to talk about. Steroid psychosis is one side effect that is more common than people think. I thought your bad experience was something like you described. We would not call this side effect a psychotic event. We would tell people they were having "mental status changes."

I haven't had any side effects like yours but I confess to "living on the edge" a few times.

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Mine was a cakewalk compared to one of the neurologists I worked with. He ate steak tartar in some high end restaurant and ended as a patient in the hospital with myocarditis. As I write this I’m doubtful I remember it accurately because I don’t know why they would give steroids in the face of infection but they did and he went truly off the rails. It took days and days to work out of his system. I was never tempted but steer clear of steak tartar.