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I am writing on behalf of my elderly parent, Carmela, who has bee...

Posted at 1:40 PM on Nov 08, 2008 by suebinsted, #36390
I am writing on behalf of my elderly parent, Carmela, who has been diagnosed with Lupus since 1991. She has been on a small dose of prednisone since her diagnosis in 1991. In the last several months she has developed very many odd hazey type grey spots all over her body. Dermatologists and doctors are not giving her any answers. They took her off predisone because they THINK this may be the cause. She is on an inhaler and does not like it. She wants to go back on the prednisone as she is feeling chest congestion and lethargy. I read an article on the internet that describes prednisone may cause unusual bruising. I'm not sure if this is what her spots are. They are only the color grey and appear to be beneath the skins surface. They are soft or hazy looking. They are small, about the size of a dime. Has anyone heard of this before in Lupus (prednisone) patience. Any info you have is sure appreciated. S. ******
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Reply about 1 year ago on Nov 08, 2008 by propsguy, #14297

be careful of prednisone. it also causes bone loss and muscle pain. my mother took it for 2 years and within months of starting, she collapsed from 5'5" to 4'11"- in her medical records, it even says drug induced osteoporosis. she had to sleep in a reclining chair because she could not get out of bed on her own steam. she was never the same and prednisone didn't even do the thing that it was supposed to do- prevent her encroaching blindness.
so she suffered massive crippling side effects for no reason
why not take your mother to a naturpath? there have got to be better ways to treat her condition

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