Posted by Dr. Kramer on April 2, 2002, at 20:11:59
In reply to Kramer: corticosteroids and mood, posted by ben on April 2, 2002, at 12:19:09
> How dangerous/safe is it to treat rheumatic diseases with corticosteroids (after failing NSAIDs) like prednisone or dexamethasone in unipolar depression concerning side effects on mood ? I read that corticosteroids can cause psychosis or depression or make them worser in existing psychiatric diseases.
Actually, they are bad for bipolars, but for unipolars they may be somewhat protective. Stopping them may make depresion worse; taper slowly and be on a good dose of an AD.
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