Posted by BekkaH on July 30, 2002, at 1:14:42
In reply to Corticosteriods: I feel almost as if I am cured, posted by Jerrympls on July 30, 2002, at 0:10:57
I've had two dexamethasone suppression tests in my life. I had to take some dexamethasone late at night, and the next morning at 8 or 9, I had my blood drawn. The day after the first night I took dexamethasone, I felt a sense of well-being that I had not known in years and had perhaps never known. I didn't feel high, and I didn't feel low; I just felt fine. "A sense of well-being" is the best way to describe what I felt that day. Several years later, I had another DST, and I felt horrible the day after the night I took dexamethasone. I don't know why there was such a difference. In any event, long-term corticosteroid use is something that should be avoided -- if possible. The disadvantages far outweigh the advantages. A friend of mine has to take prednisone for an autoimmune disorder. Many of her current medical problems stem NOT from her autoimmune disease, but from the damages wrought by years of high-dose prednisone. If you MUST take corticosteroids for a medical condition, then, of course, you have to work out the dosing with your doctor. I think it's best, if possible, to keep doses low and to avoid long term use, if that's an option for you.
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