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Corisone Shots and High Blood Pressure
Injected corticosteroids have the potential to enter systemic circulation and increase blood pressure. The effect is typically transient. In general, the risk of raising blood pressure by giving a steroid injection ......
Last Update: 2008-03-20
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STEROIDS
I'm a 41 year old female. I have been taking steriods for 17 years. How can I ween myself from this?? I have RA. Carefully and slowly. If ......
Last Update: 2007-03-30
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Arthritis Treated with Prednisone
How long can someone be prescribed prednisone for the treatment of arthritis, what dosage would be appropriate, and how is one monitored while on the drug? Many patients ......
Last Update: 2007-03-30
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Arthritis and Prednisone
I have been taking Prednisone for the past 10 1/2 years for (Juvenile)Systemic Rheumatoid Arthritis. The average dose has been 20mg daily. I recently (over the past 6 months) had ......
Last Update: 2007-03-30
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Cortisone shots for OA in the knee
Is there a limit to the number of shots that one should receive and how many if so ? This is an inexact science, but I limit the ......
Last Update: 2007-03-30
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steroid round face
I took steroids for 3 weeks for a very severe case of poison ivy. I finished the medication 5 days ago, but the "round face" side effect still persists. How ......
Last Update: 2007-03-30
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RA and Osteoporosis
My mother had severe RA for almost 20 years. In April of 2004, she was told that she had severe osteoporosis and the doctor put her on Forteo. How long ......
Last Update: 2007-03-30
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long term prednisone vs methotrexate for pmr
I was first diagnosed w/ pmr in 2001..originally on prednisone then added methotrexate to taper off prednisone... I was in remission for about 1 yr only using otc meds... In ......
Last Update: 2007-03-30
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Cortisone injections
I had a cortisone injection in my left wrist. But it never did any tihing for the inflamation or the pain. My doctor didn't give me any more injections because ......
Last Update: 2007-03-30
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Re: Prednisolone curse???
I am 22year old male from INDIA. I have met with accident and had some vision problem. As per doctor suggestion I have used Wysolone for 40 days as 40mg ......
Last Update: 2007-03-30
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Lupus/High Blood Pressure
I have lupus/high blood pressure I'm on blood pressure medicine but my pressure is 140/90 or higher everyday. Also my lupus is flare up now I have a bad skin ......
Last Update: 2007-03-30
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How Much Prednisone
My doctor but me on 20mg of prednisone a day for rheumatoid arthtitis for one month. Then he tried to reduce it to 15mg. I was on 15mg for a ......
Last Update: 2007-03-30
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Re: steroid injections and hip osteoarthritis
I am a 52 year old female in excellent shape. I was a professional ballerina for many years. Throughout my career I never experienced any hip injuries. I teach classical ......
Last Update: 2007-03-30
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Safe Level of Prednisone
How long is it safe to take 5mg daily of prednisone? What drugs can be used in trying to get off prednisone?Barbara This is a tough question. There ......
Last Update: 2007-03-30
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Tappering off Prednisone
My doctor had me reducing my prednisone by 5mg every month. Doing that caused me to have a big flare the first month I tried to reduce. I want to ......
Last Update: 2007-03-30
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Too Much Prednisone?
I am on Methotrexate 12.5mg per week, Arthrotec50 three times a day and Prednisone 20mg a day for RA. I have been on this combo for 4 months now. Is ......
Last Update: 2007-03-30
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RA and Prednisone
This is my third time trying to tapper off the Prednisone and this time I am also on Methotrexate. I am reducing the Prednisone and increasing the Methotrexate at the ......
Last Update: 2007-03-30
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Safety of Steriod Injections
I have had RA since June 2001 for the first 18 months I had steriod injections every 2 months intially and the every 3 months after that while I went ......
Last Update: 2007-03-30
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Prednisone and High Blood Pressure
I am on Prednisone for my RA and will be off of it in two weeks. Today my doctor said that my blood pressure is high(160/100) This is frist time ......
Last Update: 2007-03-30
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Side Effects of Steriods/Predisone Withdrawl
I recently had brohitist( severe cold ) as part of the treatment I was givin two steriod shots within a 2 week period and also had to take prednisone 10MG ......
Last Update: 2007-03-30
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Steriod Injections for the Knee
I have just injection in my right knee,[steroid] my doctor said it can last two or twelve months,is this right ,and will it come back worse than before ......
Last Update: 2007-03-30
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Tapering off Prednisone
I was on 20mg of Prednisone for 3 months and then 15 for a month and 10 for another month. Now my doctor has me to go down to 5mg ......
Last Update: 2007-03-30
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Prednisone & Weight Gain
I have been taking prednisone for 2 years and have just tapered it to no more prednisone. Weight has been a problem for me for 30 years. I have lost ......
Last Update: 2007-03-30
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Re: Tappering off Prednisone
I have been tapering off prednisone for about 2 years. I am taking 3mg a day and hoping to go down to 2mg next month . I seen to have ......
Last Update: 2007-03-30
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Medications causing high blood pressure
I am a bit confused. One of my doctors tell me that Arthrotec is what is causing my high blood pressure and the other doctor says that it is the ......
Last Update: 2007-03-30
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RA Flare
Is it ok to take Prednisone for a few days during a flare and just stop taking it. But I developed high blood pressure from the Prednisone. Will taking it ......
Last Update: 2007-03-30
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Autoimmune Disease Affects Cholesterol
Doctor, please help me.I have been diagnosed with an autoimmune, connective tissue disease called Cogans. I am currently on 15-23 medications a day and have been for the past 5 ......
Last Update: 2007-03-30
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Prednisone, how much is too much
Currently I am on 20mg of Methotrexate a week, 2 pills a day of 200mg celebrex and 7.5mg prednisone a day plus 2ultram twice a day for pain. I was ......
Last Update: 2007-03-30
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Weaning from Prednisone
My pain management doctor started my on prednisone 5mg today instead of increasing my morphine dosage again, to see if it helps control the pain I have. She wants me ......
Last Update: 2007-03-30
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