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So, i just got off the phone with a prednisone warrior who was wondering if he could use his stockpile of prednisone to treat a certain kind of pain find out what i told him. in this live video time ago and his doctor only gave him a week’s worth and he was wondering hey while i’m here in mexico i think i’ll stock up
And get a whole bunch so that i can feel really good the next time i’m not feeling that well and so he did he got a whole bunch of boxes in mexico and then he just barely had surgery on his feet and his legs are on fire they’re really hurting and he’s got a kind of like nerve pain and he’s wondering can i take prednisone
For that? and if so how much and are there any reasons i shouldn’t take it and so here are my answers first of all prednisone doesn’t really help as much with nerve pain the kind of pain he was referring to is like now it’s really hurting from the surgery this of pain medicine and that’s my little baby
Um yes and so prednisone doesn’t help with that kind of pain so you wouldn’t want to use it for that kind of a pain second how much would you use well i wouldn’t use it for that kind of pain third is why shouldn’t he use it right what would be the reasons he shouldn’t use it and this is what i told him i said that
I hear from people at least yes about what they wish they had known how terrible the side effects would be and if they had known how terrible the side effects would be said like what side effects i said well how had any anxiety in the in your whole life or terrible depression or terrible mania psychosis all of
These horrible mental health issues and that’s just the mental health ones what about um osteoporosis having bone breaks um losing several inches in height what about eye problems suddenly like the list just goes on and on there’s 150 side effects right guys and so i said taking prednisone when you take prednisone you
Are getting something wonderful in return for 10 horrible things and so it could be worth it if that wonderful thing is what’s keeping you from functioning like for me take prednisone other people if they don’t take prednisone they’re stuck in bed like they’re bedridden they can’t use the bathroom on their
Own they can’t do anything on their own and so taking pronouns on is worth it to them but for a lot of people it’s a good question is it really worth it for you and that’s the conversation you definitely need to have with your doctor you need to understand 100 how beneficial prednisone will really be for you before you
Can decide whether all of those side effects are worth it and in his case i can pretty much guarantee it’s not worth it because number one his doctor didn’t prescribe it he’s just going willy-nilly he doesn’t even know what the benefits are and he doesn’t find out what in your specific situation if you want
To know more of the risks check out my website prednisonepharmacist.com how to prevent the top seven mistakes that off is dr. megan your prednisone pharmacist
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Prednisone for Nerve Pain? By Dr. Megan – Prednisone PharmacistliveBroadcastDetails{isLiveNowfalsestartTimestamp2021-10-08T140012+0000endTimestamp2021-10-08T140655+0000}
