Posted by Chris M. on 11/5/2009, 12:06 am Link: http://www.sarcinfo.com/weaning.htm
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One should truly follow the advice of their Doctors for medical care, and this has the same disclosure.
However, when I first came on line computers it was my Pharmacist who sent me chasing after information on why the big bottle of Prednisone my local Doctor had ordered might not be in my best interest.
If we care about others as my Pharmacist did, we can offer the same- clear information, unvarnished so you can consider all sides for yourself. The article is obviously not geared to COPD. It's statements about steroids is pretty clear, and I've adhered and avoided use of them for many years. I don't believe in taking away my bodies defenses during flu seasons or even when I'm treating a suspected infection if I can breath well enough to survive without the Prednisone. Each persons tolerances are different, each infection a different moment.
Steroids can be essential to keep a patient alive, or a demon who destroys lives.