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Old 02-15-2010, 12:58 AM
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Originally Posted by gitte74 View Post
Hi mum

My son got prednisone 50mg orally for 10-15 days when he got the diagnose. The doctor said that it sometimes helped the adults and that we should try it. It dident help him but it didnt hurt him either, there are some side effect but the worse of them is with longer use, he felt very hot and that was the worst for him.

Gitte - Olivers mum
I did 4 rounds of steroids (oral multipacks) starting about a week after onset. Each time helped and the stellate ganglion blocks I get include steroids. There's a real improvement each time, it just doesn't seem to last very long. Good luck!
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