Re: Science: Vaccines Work, GMOs Are Safe, Everything is a Chemical
With regard to reaction to prednisone, I fall into the "nothing" bin. I've taken it for conditions as disparate as asthma and poison ivy, and all it did for me was clear up the asthma attack and the poison ivy rash. My dog takes it for lymphoma, and seems hungry all the time. The doggie oncologist said that's a common side effect also (though I don't know if that just pertains to dogs). Two odd things for short courses, which, if your wife's familiar with it, will know. One is the dosage is odd. You take many pills the first day, maybe eight or more, then taper off so that by the end of the course you're taking only one or two. Second is that it's cheap. Last time I was charged an odd amount -- something like $3.72 when I'm used to paying a $10 or $20 co-pay. It's been around long enough that it's off-patent, and it's produced in volume.
With regard to reaction to prednisone, I fall into the "nothing" bin. I've taken it for conditions as disparate as asthma and poison ivy, and all it did for me was clear up the asthma attack and the poison ivy rash. My dog takes it for lymphoma, and seems hungry all the time. The doggie oncologist said that's a common side effect also (though I don't know if that just pertains to dogs). Two odd things for short courses, which, if your wife's familiar with it, will know. One is the dosage is odd. You take many pills the first day, maybe eight or more, then taper off so that by the end of the course you're taking only one or two. Second is that it's cheap. Last time I was charged an odd amount -- something like $3.72 when I'm used to paying a $10 or $20 co-pay. It's been around long enough that it's off-patent, and it's produced in volume.
