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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Kansas
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Kansas
Posts: 971
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Haven't been responding, but, have been following this.
I generally require the 1000 mg dose of steroids for my flares to go away. In fact, even with them, I often end up hospitalized for 1-3 weeks. Sounds like, with an oral dose (possibly lower dose), you didn't fare so well either, although not as severe as I usually get.
Glad the IV steroids helped and that you seem to be doing better.
~ Faith
P.S.: I often take an oral dose, rather than the IV. But, oral doses are often given at only 100 mg, and I take a 5-day course of 1000 mg of prednisone, followed by a taper. My veins just don't do well with IV's.
My pharmacist was kinda freaked out the first time my doc prescribed that, but, he is used to it by now.
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aka MamaBug
Symptoms since 01/2002; Dx with MS: 10/2003; Back in limbo, then re-dx w/ MS: 07/2008
Betaseron 11/2003-08/2008; Copaxone 09/2008-present
Began receiving SSDI 11/2008
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