Spontanious symptoms and conditions

I have my first steroid injection as a 10 year old to try and put weight on my sickly skinny body.
In my 20's I had 5 lung collapses from toxic chemicals( I work in a oil refinery and laboratory) and Bullous Lung disease. Blisters of air and fluid on the outside of the lungs. Break a bleb and have a spontanious pnumothorax (lung collapse. I had a thorocotomy (opened the chest and spread the ribs) in 1976 when I was 29. They sewed up a hole in my lung and tacked the lung up by taking gauze and rubbing the lung and the pleura (membrane sack in which the lungs are protected) so they would grow together and my left lung could no longer collapse.

I massed scar tissue and it pressed the lung in half and blocked my pulmonary artery. Results: Primary Pulmonary Hypertention a cor pulmonae (right ventricle can't push enough blood through the mentioned artery.

Prednisone treatments began to control swelling and treat pericarditis (inflammation of the heart) I traded certain death with certain death later on)

I had injections but don't remember the dose. I took 20 to 100 mg daily for 5 years which was how long a Primary Pulmonary Hypertension patient survives.

On the short term Prednisone caused depression. I had bouts of pneumonia and pleurisy (severe) for the next seven years.

Prednisone clearly saved my life. However it impairs the immune system leading to the pneumonias.
I went from 6'1' and 135 lbs to 265lbs and had a classic moon face. Some 30 years later I am a trim 170 with no fat.

I developed osteoporosis (bone thinning) and broke numerous bones including two ribs (one in two places) which happened when my wife clutched my chest during a love making session.. I no longer have osteoporosis, it took seven years to wash the steroids out of my body. You can get better.

Long term effects also includes avascular necrosis (blood vessels dieing in all my joint caps which has led to one hip replacement ( I would rather not have another)
And I have abnormal hemoglobin (beta 2 immunoglobulin) which are precancerous cells leading to Multiple Myeloma which has no cure.

It was discovered in my 30's that you could take large doses of Prednisone every other day and prevent the adrenals from shutting down. I have forgotten doses and have gone into adrenal shock. It takes a very long tapering off of the odd day dose but improved my life greatly. I took Prednisone for 10 years.

It has all kinds of nasty side effect but frankly it saved my life. It is killing me now at sixty; yet, I have had a bonus of 33 years of life and have seen my kids go to college and have a grand daughter 10 years old.

I have been throughly poisoned with steroids as I have with chemicals.

Prednisone has saved my life but it is too dangerous to take without strict medical follow ups. (this is a little hard to find these days)
The topical steroids which you put on the skin, inhale or any non-systemic use are pretty safe.

I don't regret taking them but regret more the fact that I needed them in the first place.

Patrick

Been on NR for 10 months. I had been off the pill for a few years after being on it for 15 years straight. The 1st few months on NR I noticed the mood swings from the insertion and removal of the ring, otherwise it was ok. I also lost about 9 pounds. But it has stated to creep up on me that over the last 6 months I felt like I had to really work hard to focus on anything. Very spacy and possibly depressed, critical of myself and others and a bit obsessive about certain things. This was nothing like the laid back person my friends knew before. Then I got a urniary tract infection and a few months later, after very painful sex, I got a yeast infection. Since the yeast infection a week ago I have gained 5 lbs. I hope it is bloating and will go away after this period. It feels is like my body is completly out of synch. I have felt extreamly tired over the past 6 months. It wasent a constant tiredness, but when it came on it was very difficult to stay awake, at work, in meetings etc. I also could not get out of bed sometimes, I had the achy bones and sorness that others have experenced. I kept looking at my nutrition intake to make sure I was getting what I needed and I should have been fine. I keept wondering what is wrong with me...... Then one day I wonderd if the extreme need to sleep, and the general feeling of not beeing fully conected to my surroundings could be this ring and the hormones. I am thinking of going off it to see if my life, sleep, etc. improves. I also wanted to mention that the NR website does not address if there are any issues with using a yeast medication over the counter or the pill. I have seen on other websites that both can cause issues. When I called NR they could only comment on the Monistat, Miconazole-That it will increase the level of hormones-and it is safe to use. Now scientifically if the levels go high enough it can cause spontanious ovulation......but they could not comment on that. They had no information on Diflucan- the pill for yeast infections or its possible affect. How is it possible they do not know if common medications can cause you to potentially become pregenant or have other side affects. I now truly question if this company has did the research in shlud to be on the market.

I was given the 500mg, 10 day prescription as well. I was also given Amoxicyllan, an albuterol, and Hypotuss (syrup) for my return home from a Spontanious Pneumothorax( collapsed lung). I am on my 4th day now, and have immediately discontinued. Last Night I began to sweat relentlessly, heat went crazy, my muscules completely tighten ed and severe mental physco-dileria. I woke up this morning before reading the endless amount of consistent reports about this poison and took another one. Earlier today I called my fiancee home because I was feeling extremely suicidal, and the aches began to plague my lungs, which is really confusing seems Im recovering from a chest tube and have and Upper resp. Infection. I have taken Amoxill for years and never felt a single discomfort. I know without dispute that the levaquin is doing this to us. I absolutey fear long-term effects and hope the best for everyone dealing with this each and everyday. NEVER EAT THIS PILL!!!!NEVER