Prednisone and immune system
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Prednisone depresses the immune system. Depressing the immune system stops it from identifying and removing cancerous cells. In one experiment one hundred percent of test animals administered prednisone for six months developed malignancies.
That does not necessarily mean that there is a link between taking prednisone and your malignancy. Prednisone can be a life-saving medication, and if used judiciously, the benefits far outweigh the risks.
Prednisone is an immune system depressant, and in some cases the risk is worth the benefit. As stated many people become monsters when they are on this steroid. This is because whenever the immune system is depressed, the body develops a different personality. Genetically, this has survival value. Imagine a human wounded and unable to defend themselves. A verbally agressive action might keep a predator away. In the case of a severe asthmatic attack, oral predinsone may save a person's life.
My doctor recently prescribed prednisone to help treat a bad bout of bronchitis I've been fighting to reduce the inflammation in my lungs. I didn't mention that I was starting to get another cold on top of the bronchitis, a little bit of a stuffy nose and a sore throat. The nice thing is that the prednisone has helped alleviate those cold symptoms, but I've read that it can weaken your immune system. I'm only supposed to take the prednisone for 5 days total.
My doctor recently prescribed prednisone to help treat a bad bout of bronchitis I've been fighting to reduce the inflammation in my lungs. I didn't mention that I was starting to get another cold on top of the bronchitis, a little bit of a stuffy nose and a sore throat. The nice thing is that the prednisone has helped alleviate those cold symptoms, but I've read that it can weaken your immune system. I'm only supposed to take the prednisone for 5 days total.
t think mtx has damaged my immune system. Mtx keeps my immune system from getting out of control and attacking my joints. Without it, I'm sure I'd be having a lot more problems. Mtx has been around for decades and its effects and side effect are well known and documented. I trust it more than I trust prednisone, which I try to avoid at all costs.
Sorry, I know this is long, I hope it was helpful.
Yep, that sounds exactly like what happened to me. Not a lyme thing. The prednisone does cause acne (sometimes long term) in certain people. I read a few people had success with vitamin C supplement, I'll try that I think, couldn't hurt.
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The hema will take the results of these tests, along with your long history of immune system conditions, and tell you that there is no reason to think that you have cancer. There is also every reason to think that all your symptoms, including the slightly enlarged nodes, are from your immune system. Not from cancer.
I have allergies and still have strong symptoms despite being on the prednisone. Is this normal? Is it possible that my immune system has adapted to the prednisone and is still attacking through it? My UC flare has not abated despite the high dose of prednisone and continued use.
My doctor had me do a blood test to see if I'm eligible for Imuran. I'm worried that my allergies and flare will still continue even with the Imuran since it only weakens my immune system.
If you are taking steroids (ie prednisone) for some of those conditions, it can cause or contribute to the high cholesterol, insomnia, and high blood pressure. It can also contribute to the fatigue.
Your disease and the prednisone as well as other medications can lower your immune system.
Using steroid inhalers will certainly not depress your immune system, as very little can even make it systemically (into your blood) into your system. The steroid acts topically on the surface of your airways. You would have to ingest oral steroids, such as prednisone, in sufficient quantities for an extended time period to affect your immune system.
I would not worry about getting the swine flu because of your inhalers.
I already said it before and I recommend that you read the forum at its widest. I have not had a cold since I had PATM, nothing of any disease, only sometimes I cover one side of my nose, I do not have any infection in the skin. Nothing.
Researchers have found that sugar, even just 1 teaspoon, impairs your immune system by 50 percent for up to a few hours after consumption. And if you eat a little bit of sugar now and then throughout the day, your immune system will be impaired by 50 percent ALL DAY LONG!
At lectures given back in the ‘70s and ‘80s, pioneering University of Alabama nutrition researcher Professor Emanuel Cheraskin, M.D., first explained sugar’s hold on the immune system.
hi not to sure with the faldaprevir ,my hubby on wk20 with 4wk to go he on triple tx using teleprevir,but yes it does weaken your immune system and was told by hep doc to make sure you eat well, plenty of fresh food and fresh food, i know it is hard when appetite goes but try to eat little but often also because hubby is nearly 62 he was advised to have the flu jab also try to get some fresh air and exercise each day that will boost your system.
When I get sick with a cold, or any virus that invades my body, my immune system attacks it and I get better. Because I have had HepC for so long, and my immune system has constantly been trying to battle it, doesn't that mean that it has not had the same strength to battle other illnesses at the same time? When I look back, before I knew I hade HepC, everytime I even got a cold, it took me about 2 to 3 weeks to get rid of it and everyone else in my family was over it in 4 to 5 days.
I am very worried, as I am being treated for a UTI and my papsmear results came in and the Doctor left me a mesaage to discuss my results. I'm thinking of every scenario possible. I cant get a hold of her , said she will return my call. Anyone experience this? On top of that, I went to the dermatologist and I have shingles -__- on my back right side.
Prednisone is a corticosteroid which is used for a wide variety of diseases. It decreases inflammation and suppresses the immune system. Some of the uses of prednisone include treating autoimmune disorders, skin diseases, disorders of the endocrine system, exacerbations of multiple sclerosis, respiratory diseases (such as acute asthma exacerbation) and rheumatoid arthritis. Prednisone has many different side effects associated with its use.
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