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How to protect teeth and spine when using prednisone long term?

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tory38006
tory38006

Good afternoon to all smile I am doing my homework on how to use prednisone

long term.I read yesterday on another forum that it can cause your jaw or

teeth to deteriorate sad that's scary!! But I have come to know many on this

forum whose advice and experience is priceless.

What can be taken to protect the bones and what side effects will that

medication possibly cause? I also have atrophic chronic gastritis for

which I take rantidine for twice a day.Is that enough protection?

I remember Eileen and Anhaga mention something about breakfast

lunch and dinner that had to do with vitamin d and prednisone but

can't recall what that was about.

I see my rheumy April 4th and want all the info I can get in case he

tries to dissuade me from using steroids.My husband takes already

methotrexate and I want nothing to do with it.I know it works for

him and so many others,but with my fibro I am hypersensitive to meds.

Thank you to all who chime in with support..Many hugs

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  • FlipDover_Aust
    FlipDover_Aust tory38006

    Posted

    Why is your husband taking MTX?

    And if you have PMR then prednisone is the front line course of treatment - your Rhuemy is unlikely to dissuade you!

    • tory38006
      tory38006 FlipDover_Aust

      Posted

      He is taking mtx for his rheumatoid arthritis.I and my rheumy

      are trying to sort through my symptoms.He is the kind of Dr

      that wants to be sure of the symptoms before prescribing

      meds.My symptoms due seem to be between pmr

      and palindromic rheumatisim.What a mess these things are

    • FlipDover_Aust
      FlipDover_Aust tory38006

      Posted

      Yup. Things can be quite messy when it's an autoimmune disease involved. they can be quite similar (and equally vague!).  For PMR MXT is used as a steroid sparer - to help people on high doses to decrease the steroids effectively if they've been unable to reduce successfully without assistance. For example, I couldn't get below 20mg and it was just making me sicker.

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