Rheumatoid Arthritis And Prednisone -A Steroid That Is Life Saving Cum Life Threatning

The generic name of the drug is Prednisone and it is available in the market with the brand names of Prednicot, Sterapred, Orasone, Prednisone-M, Liquid Pred, Deltasone, and Meticorten. It is a steroid and stops the substances in the body which can cause inflammation. It is used for so many diseases from skin allergies to Rheumatoid Arthritis all over the world. This drug can be used for so many other purposes not usually listed on the labels of the packing.

You should never use this drug if you have any problem like an allergy to prednisone, or if you have any fungal infection in your body. It is very important for you to tell each and everything about your health conditions before taking this pill as it is a steroid and must be taken with real good care and under the close eye of a doctor. You must also tell your doctor about the medicines you are already taking for some other reasons known to you. As it is very well understood fact that steroids really affect the other diseases for which steroids are not recommended to be taken to cure them. As those medicines can interact with these steroids which are taken for other ailments.

The other important thing is that you need to adjust the prednisone dose if you are taking this drug for Rheumatoid Arthritis such as some stress and other serious ailments like fever and infection. The other thing you have to take in mind that if you have some surgery or an emergency, you must immediately tell this to your doctor for the better understanding of your health condition and proper conduct with these treatments so that you have cared properly.  The other thing that is a bad news for the users of this drug is that it really weakens the immune system, really exposing you to have some bad infection and or worsen that infection you already have. You must, I repeat you must tell your doctor about this infection you have or already had in near past.

You must be careful with the infections as this Prednisone can really attack your immune system and you may get these infections, so avoid people who are having these infections. You must ask your doctor to take preventive measures if you are taking this drug for the cure of Rheumatoid Arthritis, you may be porn to chicken pox and measles by using this drug. If you are not taking these conditions seriously then you will be caught in deep trouble and these conditions can prove to be really fatal for people who are using drugs called steroids and this drug is a steroid.

The other care you must do is never try to get or inject the live vaccine at any cost while you are under the treatment of this drug. There is a bright chance that this vaccine will not have the same effect as you want to have and your disease may not be cured. You must have a written information with you like wearing some ID cards or alert tags stating that you are under this drug treatment so that any medical expert who is treating you for some reason should know everything about your treatment of this drug.

As I have already told that this is a steroid drug and can be used for the treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis alone or with some other drugs. You must be careful in all possible conditions and combinations. There are some symptoms which are as follows and are noted in the people who are being treated with this drug.

  • Patient feels headaches and these headaches are periodic and spastic.
  • One feel nausea and feel some really upset feeling when this drug is being used for longer period
  • Light headedness is a very common symptom of this drug which really turns bad after long use of this drug.
  • Watery eyes can be seen in people who are using this drug indiscriminately and can suffer with eye sight problems with the passage of time and sometimes impairment can be seen as far as eyes are concerned and patients feel pain in eyes as well.

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5 thoughts on “Rheumatoid Arthritis And Prednisone -A Steroid That Is Life Saving Cum Life Threatning

  1. I have been using prednisone for the past few years because I am patient who has been suffering from severe arthritis. After trying many drugs and man other methods of treatments I have found Prednisone to be very effective. Though there are quite a few side effects that have been mentioned using this particular corticosteroid, as far as my experience goes I should state that I am fortunate not be a victim of such side effects. However as far as the relief from arthritis is concerned, I should state that I am quite satisfied and am now able to move around slightly compared to what I was 4 to 5 months ago.

  2. I am patient who has been suffering from debilitating arthritis for the past many years. I have tried various types of medications including pain killers similar to diclofenac sodium and other such drugs. But almost all of them have given me only temporary relief and the situation would go back to square one after a few hours. I had given up all hope and even I tried massage therapy but with little effect. Eventually I was switched over to prednisone and I am really amazed to see the results but it has come at a cost. I have frequent bouts of vomiting and stomach problems which I understand are the side effects of this drug.

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