Posted by Waterlily on October 22, 2004, at 20:49:08
My 12 year old has been on antidepressants for a few years and she has a history of panic attacks. She was recently diagnosed with severe Crohn's disease and needs to be put into remission. I have been pretty much dead set against using prednisone for this purpose due to the side effects. I don't think she would be able to tolerate the psychological effects it might have on her. Instead, I'm going to have her on a strictly formula (liquid) diet for 6 weeks to induce remission. I'm second-guessing myself constantly though...medication would be so much easier than messing with tube feeding or getting her to drink 2 quarts of formula per day. Would prednisone really be as bad as I imagine?
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