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Originally Posted by MargaretR
Steroids are bad news - long term use gave my mother osteoporosis and cataracts.
I was prescribed weak strength inhaled steroids in July but I got dizzy spells ( and other nasty side effects due to a reaction to the aerosol propellant).
So now I can only take steroids orally which is the most damaging way.
I have a 5 day course always on hand for when breathing gets really laborious. I avoid them otherwise.
Their effect on the brain has strange results -
Ever since I read up on Zen philosophy and the teachings of Erchart Tolle, I have learned how to control my dreams and abolished nightmares.
During today's 2 hour midday nap I dreamt that I had an infestation of black widow spiders in my kitchen - that'll 'larn me' not to get smug  |
I've been on oral steroids for over 25 years very much by necessity, have also had steroid inhalers too, as you said Margaret there are many side effects from steroids osteoporosis being one of them, but the alternative would have been a very early death, at the moment I'm on 15mg per day maintenance dose, but if need be can increase to 50mg, to combat infection, for a short period of time. Needless to say being on so much medication I monitor everything very carefully and to ensure there is no interaction with any new meds that can be introduce, but hell so long as it keeps me alive who cares