I've been on short steriod treatments and when I told my doctor I gained
tons and looked like a hamster he advised me to radically cut down on salt while
on them - made a huge difference!!
Hello, I am your steroid user
right here. btw, since i have changed to "digest mode" I cant figure
out how to respond overall and if you leave my
message attached maybe someone else can respond to it
also. (how do I respond "to all" in digest
mode?) In a nutshell, I am an ultra distance athlete with
a back ground in marathon, triathlon and Ironman. I
have taken advair for asthma for 12 years. It has
cortocosteriods in it. I have also taken the dreaded prednisone
steriod off and on and the last time was for 6 solid months
until about 5 weeks ago. I am currently at 177 lbs instead
of the 155 i want to be at. re steroid use: 1. My gp said, hey your not
obese, and you are getting older. (49) and she is obese btw 2. my
pulmonigist said, advair is safe and does not make you fat. He is either
foolish or pretty stupid. exhibit one- the recent settlement between Glaxo
Klein and the FDA involving advair and new warnings on it. 3. My
endocronigists said"I dont know, If I knew that stuff I would
have my own island in the Bahamas, lets make sure you dont have
a brain tumor.
I have tried and am trying to understand the effects
and treatment for long term steriod use. I will share any
information I have and please you do the same. What type where/
are you on? I had a naturopath tell me to use alfalfa. I tried it form the
barn. yuch. I know use a coupld of capsules a day.;-} Keith
Kibler Marion IL
