Prednisolone in copd

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Avatar n tn Thank you for answering my question. Your answers have given me hope! allmymarbles--although I don't have COPD and haven't the need for an inhaler, I have taken massive amounts of oral steroids in the past. I am constantly on the look-out for natural remedies for inflammation issues. Thanks again, and all the best to you. mlynndcats--I have uveitis, too. Bilateral anterior, intermediate AND posterior. The flares are no fun, as you well know.
Avatar n tn Corticosteroids like prednisolone are to be slowly tapered in dose and then weaned off.On sudden stoppage,there can be many side effects.I sincerely advise you to consult your doctor who has prescribed you prednisolone and then decrease the dose as advised by him.Pls do not do so on your own. Hope it helps.Take care and pls do keep me posted on how you are doing.
Avatar m tn I used prednisone and inhaled steroids and for COPD, It not only resulted in hair loss, but CAUSED me to have an adrenal problem. I got off that junk and now rely on natural anti-inflammatories.
937826 tn?1261333879 I have COPD and Asthma and am on nocturnal oxygen. I also have pain in the middle of my chest, my neck and shoulders. My doctor believes this is my lungs, not my heart. To be safe, I have had stress tests, and a variety of other heart related tests, all come out negative. The difficulty breathing, coughing, and shortness of breath are probably due to COPD, but do you have a pulmonary specialist you can see about it or are you just seeing a GP?
907515 tn?1251727972 i get arthritic symptoms but each time i test for RA there is nothing there, even tho my joints are severely inflamed, swollen to twice their size, and hot to the touch... this arthritis affects all joints in my body wherever there is stress... sometimes if the swelling is not severe, i just take acetaminophen, and lots of rest... but every decade or thereabouts i get a severe crazy out of control flare up and right now i m going thru one of those...
Avatar n tn I now know I have COPD. My bloating has become so excessive - thought I had ovarian cancer. My waist is about 5 inches bigger than it should be - it will go down a couple of inches - but horrible to buy clothes. I eat very little - try to eliminate all kinds of foods that will bloat or cause a food allergy. I don't eat sugar, white flour, white rice, and very little dairy. I cannot hold my stomach in - due to the lung problem - so I look pregnant.
620048 tn?1358018235 Hi, Meg. I just did a very quick check and found that both sailorsong and siv1 have COPD. There may be lots of others. If neither of these is the one you're thinking of, go to the Search this Community box (upper right) and type in COPD. You'll get a lot of matches which you then can look at.
Avatar n tn August 2017 - I helped my parents with some heavy bags into the house, that evening I had a very sharp pain in my chest. This is when I took the Prednisolone. On this drug for 5 days, it seemed to majorly increase the pain and I had pain everyday in my chest and left arm. Day 5 after my last lot of Prednisolone - went to the hospital because of the pain and they checked me for anything heart related and couldn't find anything obviously wrong.
Avatar f tn Weight reduction, if you are overweight or obese, is the optimal health strategy for patients who suffer from COPD. This can be done through a combination of diet, an increase in physical activity and sometimes medication. Weight reduction can help reduce dyspnea, increase exercise tolerance and improve your quality of life. Incorporating pulmonary rehabilitation in to your COPD treatment plan may help you begin an exercise program if you are obese. I hope this helps.
Avatar n tn please keep trying to give up, in the end you will do it, i just told myself i would put has much effort in to not smoking as i put into smoking.. it is easy if you tell youself it is.i have copd, i was very worried, and still am to a certain degree....my doctor told me that at least it isnt lung cancer..which in a round about is good news..
Avatar f tn I've been told to go on prednisolone for 3 months or so in order to bring down my slightly elevated liver enzymes. I am worried that the prednisolone might react with the oroxine therapy which I am taking daily for my Hashimotos hypothyroidism. The amount of prednisolone is 25mg per day for 1 week, then 10 mg per day for 2 weeks, then 7.5mg per day for 4 weeks, then 5 mg per day until i see the doctor in 3 months time.
Avatar f tn The difference between prednisone and prednisolone is that one is the precursor to the other. Prednisone is activated by enzymes in the liver to turn into prednisolone. They do have similar uses but prednisolone is more readily absorbed by the body. Prednisolone is usually used when there is liver toxicity or liver failure involved. There is no great difference between them, other than the above, however ...
757137 tn?1347196453 I am from Canada, I was diagnosed of Emphysema (COPD) in 2013 and I have tried all possible means to get cured, i even visited pulmonologist but all to no avail, until i saw a post in a health forum about a herbal doctor from south Africa who prepare herbal medicine to cure all kind of diseases including Emphysema, at first i doubted if it was real but decided to give it a try, when i contacted this herbal doctor via his email he sent me the Emphysema herbal medicine through courier service, whe
430381 tn?1203881725 Yesterday, My husband got so short of breath that we took him to the emergency room, they admitted him, They've taken to sets of x-rays, but, won't tell him much of what is going on, the doctor did say he'd be in the hospital for a while, and something about his COPD being asperated or something like that, does anyone know what that is? I'm really starting to worry , because no one is really telling us anything. Is it something we should be very concerned about?
1196922 tn?1265100570 t have access to prednisolone which I have used in the past. (2) I have had it for two weeks now, and with the Maxidex I am treating myself with a very outdated (2 years) eye dialator called isopto-homatropine 5%every other day? Can you make any recommendations! Thank you kindly for your help!!
Avatar m tn Thanks for the reply :-) Tried the antihistamine last night, can't say i noticed a difference, but then i did fall asleep fairly soon after taking it! I do breathe deeper when exercising, but no more than anyone else i know - what bothers me most is when i feel like im not getting enough air when im just watching telly, talking or eating, hence why i did the spiro.
Avatar m tn this concerns me, if what you mean is PREDNISONE (the canine variety of prednisolone). How long has your dog been taking prednisolone? This is a very powerful drug that should not be given long term. It can cause some severe and very damaging side-effects. Prednisolone does not cause or treat seizures, but it can create some severe symptoms and primaryt conditions that can lead to a dog having seizures.
Avatar f tn I also have him on CatMX, which is a joint supplement with glucosamine and chondroitin in it. I agree that prednisolone would probably do a better job on inflammation, but it was never offered.
Avatar n tn Last night, I had a small dark red spot in the white of my eye (~3mm in diameter). This progressed into a red streak radiating outward in my eye like a spoke. I believe it to be a broken blood vessel. I called the doctor and he said to watch it but that I shouldn't come in unless there are more issues. It is possible that the last couple of issues were coincidental and unrelated to the original issue (e.g. a stye and a broken blood vessel).
Avatar n tn hi there...I have been treated with prednisolone for pneumonia, was in hospital and have been recovering for 6 weeks. I was on prednisolone for 3 weeks and they did NOT taper the dosage.I have experienced horrific withdrawals and now have been given zanax for treating the extreme anxiety. It is 3 weeks since I took thelast prednisolone tablet, I am angry I was not advised to taper down the dosage and I am wondering how long I will be going through this awful period of withdrawal.
7002065 tn?1443073614 After you posted I did look into Prednisolone so now was interested in reading your dose (down to 5mg per day, correct?) and how long have you been on Prednisolone? That 20 - 15 mg was just a few days and then the 5 mg is current... so how long have you been on this in total? It does seem that Prednisolone does cross the brain-barrier but can you verify this? Yes, it does seem safe at that low dose but I am worried every time I see any cortico(steroids)! Are you still on LDN?
Avatar f tn Hello, Prednisolone has been used in treatment of sinus infections.It can be used in combination with methotrexate but only in sinus pain due to wegener’s granulomatosis.It can not be used in allergic sinusitis due to its various adverse reactions. Cyclophosphamide is the drug of choice along with prednisolone in wegener’s granulomatosis but methotrexate is used to maintain remission after a person has initially received cyclophosphamide.
Avatar n tn I got the same problem. My doc also advised me to take isocort prednisolone methylcobalamine inj and my usual hypothyroid med. My ringing started 3 weeks back and now I feel somewhat better but not completely cure. I hope you will share your improvement also.
Avatar f tn https://www.webmd.com/lung/copd/ss/slideshow-copd-overview Here is an older post by a MedHelp doctor: https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Cancer/what-is-suspicious-right-upper-lobe-streaky-and-hazy-density-means/show/605916 Basically, they say that findings such as this can be anything from pneumonia to another lung ailment. Immflamation can cause these densities. Here is a comprehensive article on something to talk about with your doctor as to why you may have this immflamation. https://www.