I've been prescribed Dexamethasone at 160mg a day for three days to help get over a ms flare. Being my first time with any ms treatment, I have yet to take them for several reasons. I don't really know what to expect from side effects and more importantly I'm uncertain about the dangers.
I'm a month into my first flare, technically I haven't been diagnosed with ms because I have yet to experience a second flare. I'm experiencing numbness in my lower body and hands that make impossible for me to work. So far there has been no signs of my symptoms subsiding.
I was tested for Lyme's among other things and it came back negative. I've heard the Lyme's is easy to misdiagnosed and easily confused for ms. The fear I have is that steroid treatment for ms flares can be detrimental for people who actually have Lyme's.
Was it reckless for the doctor to prescribe me steroids this early? Has anyone had issues with Dexamethasone? Any advise is much appreciated. Oh and happy Mother's Day!
I'm a month into my first flare, technically I haven't been diagnosed with ms because I have yet to experience a second flare. I'm experiencing numbness in my lower body and hands that make impossible for me to work. So far there has been no signs of my symptoms subsiding.
I was tested for Lyme's among other things and it came back negative. I've heard the Lyme's is easy to misdiagnosed and easily confused for ms. The fear I have is that steroid treatment for ms flares can be detrimental for people who actually have Lyme's.
Was it reckless for the doctor to prescribe me steroids this early? Has anyone had issues with Dexamethasone? Any advise is much appreciated. Oh and happy Mother's Day!
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