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03/09/09
After a prolonged use of steroids the body cannot be comfortable with the fact that one day you will wake up and decide to quit. When you finally decide to kick the habit you should be aware that this is not an overnight issue like deciding to stop eating white bread in favor of whole meal bread. The strategy here is different. The body needs to be taken out of the predicament slowly but surely. The best ways to do this are either through diluting or tapering the concentration of steroids that you are using. It is not feasible to get the body weaned off steroids as fast or as easily as may be perceived by some people. In fact it is wise that the wean-off period be extended sufficiently to ensure that the body is in tandem with your steps ...Posted in: Steroid Articles | | Comments (1)
02/16/09
In prednisone usage, there are benefits and some risky factors that are accrued with its usage, more so for those individuals using it in most long term durations. This is quite clear in the treatment of such conditions as rheumatoid arthritis and some rheumatic diseases. The question that many people have been asking themselves is whether short term usage carries in the same capacity and width, the same observable risks, as well as the reason whether the same adverse risks are tied to a specific dosage and not the period of time that a patient has been using the steroidal drug.
Prednisone is typically that brand of corticosteroid which is able to reduce inflammations in relatively faster version. Due to this factor, it has become very popular and immensely useful for the treatment of inflammatory conditions of arthritis, which includes such ...Posted in: Steroid Articles | | Comments (0)
Glaucoma has been ascertained to be caused by corticosteroids, more so high doses and a long term usage of the drug prednisone. In essence, glaucoma has been known as the overt increase in the pressure that is felt within ones eye. In addition, Glaucoma has been known to be painless, though it can easily become quite serious and lead to complete vision less or more severely, blindness. Those individuals involved in the usage of prednisone must at all times alert their specific prescribing physicians of any family history that involves glaucoma as well as having a regular examination of the eye and also a test for glaucoma.
Glaucoma is generally a build up of the pressure of fluid, sometimes known as the intraocular pressure that happens within the eye. Such increase in the pressure of such magnitude could easily lead to the ...Posted in: Steroid Articles | | Comments (0)
02/13/09
In the usage of prednisone, there has been established that there are some very acute and severe adverse effects which have been associated with the steroidal medicine. These side effects have been seen to occur most frequently within the usage of some high doses as well as in long term uses of the steroidal compound, prednisone.
In the wake prednisone usage there are manifested side effects that have been observed clinically from a number of patients who have been using the steroidal medication for some time. These side effects include retention of salt or sodium, retention of fluids, gain of weight or sheer obesity, rises in the pressures of blood, some elevation of blood sugars, potassium loss, elevation of blood fats, migraines, muscle weaknesses, moon faces or puffiness, growth of hair in the face and bruising oneself so easily. In ...Posted in: Steroid Articles | | Comments (0)
11/10/08
Q: First off, I know the difference between corticosteroids and anabolic steroids. But, two of the powerlifters in my gym were given prednisone and they did personal best records in the weeks after starting it. I think they were given it for some other unrelated ailment. Will prednisone help me lift heavier or give AAS cycle a boost?
A: Corticosteroids are a completely different class of steroid, and not to do with anabolism. In fact, prednisone and other corticosteroids are catabolic. They break down muscle tissue in order to increase blood glucose. They also have wicked side effects after the positive effects wear off (between 1 to 2 weeks). Bone and muscle loss, hypertension, and detrimental effects on connective tissue. Ironically, it's usually prescribed to repair something - to restore something. And initially, people feel like they're 15 again in ...Posted in: Steroid Q&A | | Comments (0)





