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Posted by jono_in_adelaide on July 19, 2013, at 6:14:12
I know this isn't a psychopharmacology question, but there are some smart people here.
I recently took a course of prednisolone for asthma, 60mg on day 1, 40mg a day for 2 days, 20mg a day for 2 days, then 10mg per day for 4 days.
How long are my adrenals likely to be under par after this, I had assumed that after such a short course, they would bounce back within a week or two, but maybe not? (I'm currently using a budesonide inhaler for prevention of asthma, and an albuterol inhaler for acute attacks. I'm 42 and never had it in my life until 3 weeks ago, no idea where it came from
Posted by Phillipa on July 19, 2013, at 9:40:53
In reply to Prednisone - how long till adrenals bounce back?, posted by jono_in_adelaide on July 19, 2013, at 6:14:12
Asthma? Jono a lot of people here in real life and old friends on facebook seem to all of a sudden gotten asthma also? Makes me wonder if something is in the air that shouldn't be there. But I wouldn't think this would effect your adrenals. Phillipa
Posted by sigismund on July 19, 2013, at 22:56:28
In reply to Prednisone - how long till adrenals bounce back?, posted by jono_in_adelaide on July 19, 2013, at 6:14:12
>and never had it in my life until 3 weeks ago, no idea where it came from
I once had asthma come out of nowhere.
How long have you been on Nardil?
Posted by jono_in_adelaide on July 20, 2013, at 2:54:09
In reply to Re: Prednisone - how long till adrenals bounce back? » jono_in_adelaide, posted by sigismund on July 19, 2013, at 22:56:28
8 weeks.
The Nardil has brought such a change to my life, I'm not stopping it under any circumstances.
The Pulmicort inhaler is giving 100% control of the asthma, so I'll use that for a couple of months then try stopping it (it has been a really bad year for allergies/hayfever in Darwin this year, and there is a family history of atopic allergies, my sister and her kids have asthma and eczema and hayfever, and I have suffered hayfever in the past
Posted by SLS on July 20, 2013, at 4:57:13
In reply to Re: Prednisone - how long till adrenals bounce back?, posted by jono_in_adelaide on July 20, 2013, at 2:54:09
> The Nardil has brought such a change to my life, I'm not stopping it under any circumstances.
That's wonderful. Absolutely wonderful.
- Scott
Posted by jono_in_adelaide on July 21, 2013, at 1:30:02
In reply to Re: Prednisone - how long till adrenals bounce back? » jono_in_adelaide, posted by SLS on July 20, 2013, at 4:57:13
Thanks Scott :)
Its pretty damned cool to feel normal again after all these years!
Its only now that I am feeling normal that I realise I had forgotten what normal felt like
Posted by SLS on July 21, 2013, at 5:06:50
In reply to Re: Prednisone - how long till adrenals bounce back?, posted by jono_in_adelaide on July 21, 2013, at 1:30:02
> Thanks Scott :)
>
> Its pretty damned cool to feel normal again after all these years!
>
> Its only now that I am feeling normal that I realise I had forgotten what normal felt likeThis is very true.
I have a tendency to become overly optimistic and overestimate the degree of improvement treatment produces. So, as I get better and better, I realize just how sick I was and how much further I have to go to achieve remission. The last time I felt normal was in 2001. I had just begun taking Nardil and employed one night total sleep deprivation. The next morning, I experienced 100% remission. This state of normalcy lasted for only a few hours, but it is burned deeply into my mind.
You know, they should do a study to see if there is an association between sleep-deprivation responders and response to ketamine.
- Scott
Posted by ed_uk2010 on July 21, 2013, at 17:12:23
In reply to Prednisone - how long till adrenals bounce back?, posted by jono_in_adelaide on July 19, 2013, at 6:14:12
>How long are my adrenals likely to be under par after this, I had assumed that after such a short course, they would bounce back within a week or two, but maybe not?
There should be no persistent effects on adrenal function after such as short course. Effects should last only a few days after stopping prednisone.
Posted by sigismund on July 21, 2013, at 19:30:47
In reply to Re: Prednisone - how long till adrenals bounce back?, posted by jono_in_adelaide on July 20, 2013, at 2:54:09
>The Nardil has brought such a change to my life, I'm not stopping it under any circumstances.
No, of course I was not suggesting that. Just making connections (or not).
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