Just a reminder... Singulair is supposed to be taken every day whether you have symptoms or not. It is a preventative, and not for emergencies. It is too slow to work on acute symptoms.

It is for blocking the release of leukotrienes and once the leukotrienes are released, it is too late.

Steroids when they are so poorly tolerated suggest that you have an infection of some type. Steroids flare infections...so your reaction could be that you have some major issue with infective organisms. Steroids quell the immune system and when that happens, a pre-existing infection can flare when steroids are given.

I'd like to add... there is an older treatment for gastritis...
it is called Carafate liquid.

I am unsure if it is still used, but it used to be given to patients on steroids. It coats the lining of the stomach, to prevent steroid damage.

Carafate oral : Uses, Side Effects, Interactions, Pictures, Warnings & Dosing - WebMD

The use of this product has dwindled because it can affect absorption of other drugs. But for people who don't use many drugs for other reasons, it can help with acute gastritis.
You can discuss this with your doctor.

I think it may be some type of infection, but how could it be this many years? Also I have the ANA and the anti smooth muscle anti bodies and a few other things that correlate with autoimmunity. Maybe it's both. I just wish one of these doctors had more than 20 minutes to figure me out.


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My neuropathy is thought to be immune related.....and prednisone made me worse. I was on 60 mg (seems like a high dose, doesn't it?) On the third day of taking it, my legs felt weaker, almost "jello like". I lost muscle mass quickly in my calves while on it.