Originally Posted by Sarah Mae

Mere,

I wasn't aware of this. I am not on prednisone, but I am on fludrocortisone. I read your post and went to check to see if there was any information on shots while on fludrocortisone.
I had posted a question about if people with neuropathy were supposed to get a flu shot or not. My neuropathy started in December (09) and I had already had a flu shot.

The answers were a bit mixed, and most people said to ask my doctor. I did, and he said he always recommends getting the flu shot. Well, that was before he put me on the fludrocortisone.

Anyway, the information says this:

"Patients should not be vaccinated against smallpox while on corticosteroid therapy. Other immunization procedures should not be undertaken in patients who are on corticosteroids, especially on high dose, because of possible hazards of neurological complications and a lack of antibody response."

So, I should NOT be getting the flu shot as long as I stay on this medicine, correct? I may go off of it the first week in October when I see him again, or I may be on it long term.

Thanks, Mare, for bringing that to my attention. And thank you, Melody, for asking this question! Without it, I would not have thought twice before getting the flu shot, since that is ultimately what my doctor told me I should do. (I would assume that he is aware that people on this medication should not get a flu shot, but I do not get flu shots at the clinic. My mom works for the state at the college in town, so we go up there to the employee (and family) flu shot clinics.)