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Friday, October, 30, 2009

Prednisone And Weight Gain

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RA and Self Esteem

By Cathee McKeown Health Expert
Before I was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis, I was happy, healthy and skinny! I never really had to worry about my weight or my looks in general. I was raised to be confident and secure in myself. Despite being raised with a high level of self-esteem, I was hardly prepared for the physical and emotional changes that I would face living with RA.

My condition progressed so quickly that I was put on a very high dose of prednisone for a long time. As many of you know, prednisone causes weight g... Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Prednisone, the Dirty Little Secret, Becomes More Respectable
By Mark Borigini, M.D. , Health Expert

...reluctance to use “cortisone”-like drugs such as prednisone in the treatment of rheumatoid... Read more »

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You're Still You!
By Cathee McKeown , Health Expert

...I remember a time when I was on 60 milligrams of prednisone and just barely surviving. My face... Read more »

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Diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Ten Years Later
By Cathee McKeown , Health Expert

...hardest lesson learned was the decision to start taking prednisone. I never had a clue what this... Read more »

Health Guide

Cushing syndrome symptoms
... Increased urination Signs and tests In people who currently use cortisone, prednisone or other corticosteroids, the following test results may suggest exogenous Cushing... Read more »
Graves disease
...disappear when medications, radiation, or surgery solve the hyperthyroidism problem. Sometimes use of prednisone (a steroid medication, which suppresses the immune system) is required to reduce... Read more »
Cardiac amyloidosis
...be unusually sensitive to any side effects. Other treatments may include: Chemotherapy Prednisone, an anti-inflammatory medicine Pacemaker , if there are problems with... Read more »
Fibromyalgia Medication
...nabumetone and Cox-II inhibitors (for example, Celebrex).Corticosteroid anti-inflammatories like prednisone and dexamethasone.    Opioids such as codeine, hydrocodone, oxycodone,... Read more »
Headaches: Cluster: Medications
...maintenance drug, such as a calcium-channel blocker, begins to take effect. The corticosteroid drug prednisone is effective in up to 90% of patients with episodic cluster headaches. The drug is... Read more »

Medications

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Prednisone is a corticosteroid hormone (glucocorticoid). It decreases your immune system's response... Read more »

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Prednisone is a corticosteroid hormone (glucocorticoid). It decreases your immune system's response... Read more »

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Prednisone is a corticosteroid hormone (glucocorticoid). It decreases your immune system's response... Read more »

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Prednisone is a corticosteroid hormone (glucocorticoid). It decreases your immune system's response... Read more »

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...have switched from an oral corticosteroid (e.g., prednisone tablets) to this inhaler within the... Read more »

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