[wesellbunny]

My doctor has just put me on a course of a steroid called prednisolone for a recent asthma attack. I have never been keen on the idea of steroids for medical applications (especially after seeing the recent Greg Valentino documentary) but, out of interest, I read the supplied leaflet and started my course as instructed and came up with the following questions. A)it says that this stuff is used to promote cortisone. Isnt this the enzyme responsible for muscle breakdown? B)There comes with the leaflet a section on warnings including allergic reactions, drowsyness, internal bleeding, addiction, cramps, blurred vision, mood swings and so on. I know that this stuff has been prescribed and isnt one of those lame bodybuilding drugs you buy off the street but is this stuff really safe for me to use?

[andyp2904]

Prednisiolone is a very effective and usefull drug for exacerbaions of asthma and other conditions.I have given it to many, many people.It has a very good saftey record when used in short courses like you have been given. Most concern is for people who need to be on this medication for a long term.

[Xena]

My friend's mother was put on it. Her doctor had her on it for years for asthma, but it's not suppose to be prescribed that long. It will eventually make your bones brittle. It did hers.

[Disgruntled Biscuit]

I can't comment on your current physical fitness because I, obviously, don't know you. However, your doctor takes into account your current and past medical history when prescribing medication. If he/she thought there was a clear danger of major side effects from this drug, then they would not have prescribed it (at least not without a great deal of discretion) and would have chosen something more suited to you.Every medicine has a possibility of adverse side effects - it's the drug manufacturer's legal obligation to make you, the consumer, aware of the ones they have encountered in their trials. Heck, even the leaflet in a pack of paracetemol (Tylenol) says that the drug could cause headache! How bizarre is that??

[Srbo Sutaric]

if i had to use it I would try to use it only when attack appear

[pacifia1977]

Any long term dosage of steriods of any kind can cause certain side effects. Steriods are used as an anti inflammatory. Which is part of the problem with people with asthma. There bronicalar tubes become in flammed and which is one of the reasons for the congestion or tightening of the chest.It is safe to use only under the guidance of a medical professional. Your doctor has placed you a dosage that he feels is safe enough for you to use to help control your asthma.One of the main common side effects of people taking that sort of steriod is up set stomach or dirariha. Just make sure that you eat something before taking the med.