Re: Prednisone (was: plantar fasciitis)

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Prednisone (was: plantar fasciitis)

> Actually, the reason they have you taper off is that if you suddenly stop

taking Prednisone, your kidneys can fail (because while you're on the

Prednisone, it takes the place of one of your kidney functions & your

kidneys get too laid back to realize that they need to start working again

if you suddenly stop the P.)

I am just repeating what was told to me by my doctor, but I think you are

also correct from some of the info I read on the internet.

> I'm surprised you got that bubble pack Rx'd twice. Are you in the US?

Yes, but it was over a year apart from two different doctors. At one time

our local doctors prescribed predisone for almost every ailment (25 years

ago?). When I found out how dangerous it was, I actually refused to take it

for quite a few years, but if you are careful, predisone carries a lot of

inflammation and pain relief for a pretty reasonable price.

Mike

MT

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Hi Ann,

Can you send a link to the site where you bought your prednisone? Or

a recommendation? I'm afraid I'd get ripped off/scamed from a

company I didn't know.

Thanks,

> Actually, the reason they have you taper off is that if you

suddenly stop taking Prednisone, your kidneys can fail (because

while you're on the Prednisone, it takes the place of one of your

kidney functions & your kidneys get too laid back to realize that

they need to start working again if you suddenly stop the P.)

>

> Did you know that you can order Prednisone tablets on line w/o an

Rx? I only say this because I got some from Australia (from a N.Z.

pharmaceutical co.) recently that I may try for my shoulder girdle

pain if I can't get help from my docs, and because you might want to

CAREFULLY Rx your own. The standard treatment for polymyalgia

rheumatica (not what you have, but just to give you an idea) is 15

mg/day for a week, then 10 to see if that's enough to stop the pain,

then 5 to see if you can maintain on a low dose w/o pain. They do

it for 3 months then taper you off to see if the PMR has gone away.

If not, they put you back on the lowest dose that worked but I don't

know for how long. You should do TONS of research on the risks of

taking Prednisone long term before you do this. I'm surprised you

got that bubble pack Rx'd twice. Are you in the US?

>

> Ann

> plantar fasciitis

> >

> >

> > > I remember a few people using this term when I mentioned

foot pain.

> > > At the time, I didn't know what it was, but I was

searching on the

> > > net about arch pain and I believe this is what I have,

which is as

> > > big a problem as the CP. But it seems it's more

treatable/curable.

> > > Is this correct? Is there more hope with pf? Thanks.

> >

> > I had pf a couple years ago and my GP cleared it up with a

card of

> > prednisone and a week of rest, but I would not recommend

more prednisone

> > than you absolutely need. I wish it were as easy to clear

up CP.

> >

> > Mike

> > MT

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

FYI-prednisone is a presciption medication

> > Actually, the reason they have you taper off is that if you

> suddenly stop taking Prednisone, your kidneys can fail (because

> while you're on the Prednisone, it takes the place of one of your

> kidney functions & your kidneys get too laid back to realize that

> they need to start working again if you suddenly stop the P.)

> >

> > Did you know that you can order Prednisone tablets on line w/o an

> Rx? I only say this because I got some from Australia (from a

N.Z.

> pharmaceutical co.) recently that I may try for my shoulder girdle

> pain if I can't get help from my docs, and because you might want

to

> CAREFULLY Rx your own. The standard treatment for polymyalgia

> rheumatica (not what you have, but just to give you an idea) is 15

> mg/day for a week, then 10 to see if that's enough to stop the

pain,

> then 5 to see if you can maintain on a low dose w/o pain. They do

> it for 3 months then taper you off to see if the PMR has gone

away.

> If not, they put you back on the lowest dose that worked but I

don't

> know for how long. You should do TONS of research on the risks of

> taking Prednisone long term before you do this. I'm surprised you

> got that bubble pack Rx'd twice. Are you in the US?

> >

> > Ann

> > plantar fasciitis

> > >

> > >

> > > > I remember a few people using this term when I mentioned

> foot pain.

> > > > At the time, I didn't know what it was, but I was

> searching on the

> > > > net about arch pain and I believe this is what I have,

> which is as

> > > > big a problem as the CP. But it seems it's more

> treatable/curable.

> > > > Is this correct? Is there more hope with pf? Thanks.

> > >

> > > I had pf a couple years ago and my GP cleared it up with a

> card of

> > > prednisone and a week of rest, but I would not recommend

> more prednisone

> > > than you absolutely need. I wish it were as easy to clear

> up CP.

> > >

> > > Mike

> > > MT

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >