September 13th
2007
11:25 PM
Prednisone is a catabolic steroid, not anabolic which increases muscle, so people should know that continued use over time will literally break down and destroy muscle tissue. Without muscle, a person has no way of even standing more than a few seconds and could suffer many falls.....these falls are worse on the prednisone patient because prednisone also effects bone density and multiple disc fractures can result, leaving the person wheelchair bound.
How do I know? That's what happened to my mom. Also, if you are in a nursing home and contact scabies, forget about ever getting rid of them prednisone supresses the immune system so it can't kill them off, even with all the meds and treatments out there for scabies. Again, my mom.
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September 12th
2007
1:31 PM
This is not my experience but my mothers; She's been taking this poison for 8 years. Her doctor finally(though her bagering) has her at 5 mgs. a day but it's already too late, her spine has had disc fractures to the point where she is completely hunched over, when she first started the drug she had normal bone density. Now her doc wants her sed rate to be 19 before he even considers taking her off the drug, which is ridiculous since I read that most women over 50 average s hard. My brother and I help with some shopping and things but both of us have other obligations(he works full-time; I have husband and two kids) so my dad has alot on his plate.
Prednisone destroys the body, eventually, and sometimes it makes the original condition look like a cakewalk.
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April 18th
2003
9:30 PM
About 3 weeks ago I was given a 30 day course of Levaquin (500mg) for a recurring case of prostatitis. At first I had no problems whatsoever with this medication, but about a week after taking this medication I started to get welts and a very irritating itchy rash all over my body. I tore apart my bed looking for bed bugs, treated myself for scabies and lice thinking I must have picked up something somewhere. My regular doctor confirmed that I don't have anything like that. Now I have this unbearable itch rash of welts all over my body. I'm going to stop taking this med and hope that this side effect diminishes in time. Does anyone have any experience with this?
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March 27th
2009
3:29 AM
Please refer to ifitiches Feb 26 & March 16
-- By ifititches | Reply | Private Message meAppears I was infected by Scabies, I can only guess where I picked it up.
A natural coincidence so it would appear, so I cannot blame Cephalexin
Monohydrate any more. My apology.