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What is the difference in taking prednisone vs decadron for an inflammatory Crohn's disease?
I have had crohns disease for many years and now newly diagnosed with MM and on treatment with Velcade, experienced a severe crohns flare up and dr started me on prednisone with taper down. Still have abdominal cramping as a side effect of Velcade. is Decadron a better medication than prednisone... read more
Why must you taper off the steroid Decadron/Dexamethasone rather than simply stop taking it?
My mother has taken D/D before. It makes her angry, jittery, and sad. On Monday and Tuesday of this week, for a stereotactic radiosurgery, she had to take four four-MG doses over a period of eighteen hours. Only after this did I learn that the tapering off would take forty-six days. Even aside from... read more
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