Prednisolone reduction
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Went to outpatient Ophtho and pressure was 56. Was prescribed 3 pressure reduction drops (two twice daily, one once daily) and Prednisolone 4 drops daily. For the first four days it looked like it was improving but now after 4 weeks looks like it has been getting worse, severely more dilated. Vision was blurry at first but now is normal. Now prescribed Pilocarpine for Traumatic Mydriasis. No reaction to light but responds to Prednisolone. Ophthalmologist said there is no visible tearing.
Steroid eye drops - I have read that for some patients they can cause an increase in IOP up to 15+ points in the 2+ weeks they are used after cataract surgery. Is having increased IOP for a few weeks a concern for me with glaucoma in the right eye?
With 2 eye drops my IOP has been controlled for almost four years to ~16, and glaucoma has not gotten worse since I was put on the eye drops during that time.
This forum as some very good knowledgable people,
Lets start, you was on 40mg of prednisolone, for headache and blurred vision, where temporal arteritis was ruled out by a neurologist.
Have you had a brain scan MRI?
Your neurologist as left you on 35mg of prednisolone now since january, for an high ESR.
Has your neurologist not looked into why you have an high ESR? or what could be causing an high ESR, or has he just left you on the steroids to lower your levels.
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.
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.
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 ... it is normal practice to begin at a low dosage, rising to a level that's appropriate for the weight of the dog.
The symptoms are (but not confined to) dizziness, nausea, blurred vision with difficulty focussing, sometimes unsteadiness, (these are classic sypmtoms of a vertigo attack varying in intensity) hearing loss (a reduction in hearing just before an attack) tinnitus and a gereral feeling of being unwell.
Something similar is a glucosamine/chondroitin combination. Again, be sure it's formulated for cats. In humans, both the avocado-soybean unsaponifiables approach and the glucosamine/chondroitin approach seem to have about equal effectiveness.
While talking to the vet, also check about prednisolone is not being considered. It's a steroid and often given to dogs, maybe it's not done that much in cats? But it reduces inflammation.
Also, for prednisolone and prednisone, the doctor doesn't just"advise" you to taper.
I have been taking prednisolone on off for years for sinusitis/allergies and have read some people have started taking methotrexate for Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Does anyone know if this would also work for chronic sinusitis conditions?
m on Levaquin. He has also prescribed Prednisolone for a six day time span to help open things up. I have had problems with my ears and sinus's since I was very little. I currently get allergy injections, take Rhinoquart Aqua and Claritin for my allergies. We were very hopeful that these steps would help keep this problem form happening again and again.
hello , I had an exposure 11 weeks ago and used prednisolone between weeks 8 to 11 , and after that got a negative ag/ab elisa hiv test . (11 weeks after exposure) . my question is that :as prednisone is an immunosupressant , could it hide my hiv antibodies ? if yes , how about hiv ag ?
and is my hiv ag/ab test after 11 weeks (with 3 weeks use prednisolone) accurate ?
Did you wean off the prednisolone? It is important to do that, as suddenly stopping can cause kidney damage. I strongly recommend you go see a doctor. Many people who stop steroids can have adrenal failure. It wouldn't hurt to get your ovaries checked out by ultrasound either.
Few years back, when my mom was washing toilet with acid.. she felt some irritation.. suddenly her one of the eye got reddish.. she went for treatment, and after some days, the eye came back to normal.
But now, the same got reddish again, after multiple check up with the eye doctor, she prescribed "Prednisolone acetate ophthalmic suspension USP" and she used for a week.. now her eyes are 70% ok.
d injured my arm, and listened to my Chest (I have asthama) and prescribed me Prednisolone for a chest infection. The doctor was convinced this was not heart related. I was reluctant to take the drug...and the same symptomns came and went.
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.
So i have taken omnacortil10mg(Prednisolone) and Gabaneuron for the past 45 days only in the night due to some neuropathy problems. I have taken 2 hiv antibody tests after 8th and 12th week. Both are came back negative.
I have read that the above mentioned steroids can delay the seroconversion period. So my questions are
1)Is these steroids affect my 12 week HIV test?
2)Do i need further testing?
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