Let's hope it's contagious

My neurologist recommended that I start taking Ranitidine prophalactically to avoid ulcers when he started me on the Prednisone.

There's a valuable piece of information. How odd that the last three neurologists I visited failed to inform me of this. I've been on Prednisone since December.

-Mark-

Hi,
I don't know about where anyone else is but in Savannah 100- 101 for 3 days and it took until midnight to drop into the 80's . Last night 90 degrees at 10 p.m.
Today was much better with a small drop in temps. Could not be out until today
Stay Cool
Debbie Sonomagirl

Yeah, prednisone can cause ulcers and stuff.
And at the same time, prednisone can mask ulcer problems. I only noticed I had an ulcer after pooping black, and I suddenly vomited some blood (gives you a scare that one! ). They said the pain and nausea and stuff you normally get was masked by dear old pred.

It's the same with infections: prednisone gives you a higher chance of infection, and at the same time can mask it if you have it.

I think it's such a routine thing to do for docs if they prescribe prednisone, they don't think about explaining the why's and such anymore.