As a side note to this drug they are using to treat covid-19 patients, I must add my late brother in law was on this in the late 60’s early 70’s. His was Decadron. It was to treat his RA. He was a young man, if he were alive he would be in his 90’s. He was 18 years older than my husband. This was before I was in the picture and my husband can’t recall the dosage. We figure it was high, because he developed an ulcer that perforated and ended his life.
I don’t know what other medication he was on, but we all know that the side effects of these steroids are bad. I am again trying to work my prednisone down, without causing other problems. When I was at 15 mg prednisone my sugar was at 9. Now that my prednisone is at 9 1/2 my sugar fell to 6.
My poor husband worries about me being on a steroid, and with good reason. We are anxiously awaiting Avacopan.