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Hi all you wonderful people. I've been thinking perhaps to postpone my tapering of pred until the "outbreak" is over.
Has anyone else thought along these lines?
Thanks again.
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jillian92038 patricia43291
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I can see your point but as prednisolone is an immune suppressor maybe it would be better to get as low as we sensibly can!
I , however, am going to carry on the same way. Dead, dead, slow as I have in the past rushed it and suffered.
Anhaga patricia43291
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Carry on your taper as you normally would. I agree that as an immune suppressant it will do us no good against infections so there's no point not tapering, provided, of course, your body is ready for the taper.
Michdonn patricia43291
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Hi Patricia, my any continue my normal modified DSNS taper. Wishing I was off the Pred because it suppresses my immune system. My wife has purchased supplements to help boost my immune system, hope they work. So far no Convid 19 in NM.
clicklaura patricia43291
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Hi y'all. I've been taking Echineamide to boost my immune system however came across n article tyhat stated Echinea not good for people with autoimmune. Don't remember the source now. Any thoughts on this??
ptolemy clicklaura
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That is correct, the last thing you want to do is boost your immune system when you are taking pred to suppress it.
EileenH clicklaura
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If you are taking any medication to suppress the activity of the immune system - which you are with pred - why would you want to stimulate it?
jeannecatlover EileenH
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Does that mean Vitamin C is bad for us?
EileenH jeannecatlover
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Not bad for you but taking supplements is of only so much use since you just pee any excess vit C out of your body. There are people who swear by it but the only study finding any real benefit was that high dose vit C reduced the number of colds/infections in highly trained competitive athletes - no similar effect was found in ordinary mortals.
clicklaura EileenH
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Won't a stimulated immune system fight off infection (as in covid 19) better than a suppressed one? I understood my 'enemy' to be inflammation. After slowly dropping mg of steroid my CRP and sed rate are remaining at the same level they were at ~9 to 10mg. I'm in my seventies and very high corona risk . I would like my immune system to be working for me. When my numbers remain the same with lower steroids wouldn't that be a good thing?
EileenH clicklaura
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Don't think of it as stimulated/strengthened - think of it as deranged. And no-one knows how it will function, It isn't just a suppressed immune system that puts us at risk - even over 60s who are relatively healthy are at a greater risk. But no-one knows what will happen - so the primary consideration is to do all you can to avoid getting it in the first place. Social distancing and hygiene precautions are what you need,
Michdonn EileenH
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EileenH, I agree as a 82 yo diabetic ski instructor I just ended my ski season do Convid 19. I limiting my access to other people looking forward to skiing next year. Our government is finely waking up to the fact this is serious. Hopefully it is not too little too late. Try to be vigilant!
EileenH Michdonn
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I saw something suggesting Colorado is bad - is that right? I have a theory that things would have been less worse here had they shut the ski resorts in Lombardy immediately. But they didn't and we are where we are. Our region is still relatively unscathed - but the peak is in Val Gardena where the men's Downhill run is and was almost certainly caused by an infected tourist.
Flutterbie57 patricia43291
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In NZ we are totally dependent on the rest of the world for our drug supply, so I have made myself a plan to reduce quicker if pred supplies begin to run low. It really is a watch and wait and see situation at the moment.