Re: Prednisone/Pregnancy Caused PCOS
From: Barbra (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 25 Mar 2002 20:18:16 -0600 (CST)
At Mon, 25 Mar 2002, anonymous wrote:
>
I was on 20 milligrams for six months.
Hope this helps.
>I was on upto 30 milligrams of prednisone, but generally averaged
>between 15 and 20. According to my rheumie anything about about 15 is
>considered to be a moderate/high dosage. I have all the side effects
>(moon face, weight gain, stretch marks, etc.) and they didn't go away
>until about 3 months after I got off of it completely. I hope tis
>helps.
>
>At Mon, 25 Mar 2002, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>>
>>What dosage of prednisone are you all referring to? I was put on prednisone
>>(and glucophage) after I was diagnosed with PCOS. I have had great success
>>with both prednisone and glucophage. I do have people in my family who take
>>much higher doses of prednisone that have had problems with side effects. I'm
>>just curious as to what the dosage is for people that have side effects with
>>prednisone. Thanks.
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Sincerely,
Barbra Camara
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