Imagine this: you’ve got these hives. Not the kind that pop up after a new soap and vanish by morning. No, these stick around. They’re itchy, sure, but they also hurt. And they just... linger. #autoimmunedisease #corticosteroids #hives #inflammation #skinbiopsy #UrticarialVasculitis #vasculitis

https://priya.health/urticarial-vasculitis/

Over 75% of people report feeling #stress that negatively affects their #physicalhealth. When the body is under that kind of #strain, #corticosteroids flood the system and lower #lymphocyte levels. When stress is #chronic, it affects all aspects of life, including #sleep and #diet. Managing stress through mindful #meditation and practices like #yoga protects the #immunesystem by stemming the levels of #cortisol and reducing the risk of #inflammation.

remember long covid exists. all the other oppressions exist. there is no place for human hierarchies.

also I feel like ass rn.

https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/prednisolone/about-prednisolone-tablets-and-liquid I have lungosis: my lung(s) is wrong rn.

#OortArtCloud #spoonie #ill #asthma #AsthmaAttacked #respiratory #corticosteroids #lung

About prednisolone tablets and liquid

NHS medicines information on prednisolone tablets and liquid – what it's used for and key facts.

nhs.uk

27 hours without sleep, thanks to the steroid knee injection. My personal record for someone who needs 10 hours a night. The doctor forgot to mention insomnia is common and can last 1-3 days! I feel like I've drunk gallons of expresso.

#steroid #steroidinjection #arthritis #osteoarthritis #kneearthritis #corticosteroids

study findings question superiority of stem cell therapy for treating knee pain https://www.sflorg.com/2023/11/med11052301.html #osteoarthritis #StemCellTherapy #Corticosteroids #knee
New study findings call into question the superiority of stem cell therapy for treating knee pain

There was no significant advantage to using any of the tested cell products compared to the gold standard anti-inflammatory corticosteroid treatment

Steroids are very effective immunomodulating drugs. BUT they do increase the risk of some infections.

This is a nice review describing what infections steroids make you susceptible. The immunology affected is discussed but harder to pin down, as likely context dependent.
#corticosteroids #steroids #medicine #infections #infectiousdiseases #IDMastodon #immunology #opportunisticinfections #PCP #HBV #VZV #zoster #CMV
https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/cid/ciad474/7260874?utm_source=advanceaccess&utm_campaign=cid&utm_medium=email&nbd=39370074470&nbd_source=campaigner#415942086

Unintended Consequences: Risk of Opportunistic Infections Associated With Long-term Glucocorticoid Therapies in Adults

Glucocorticoid-induced immunosuppression is linked to the dose, duration, and intensity, but the dose-dependent model may inaccurately predict the risk of oppor

OUP Academic
[Articles] Higher dose #corticosteroids in patients admitted to hospital with #COVID19 who are hypoxic but not requiring ventilatory support (#RECOVERY): a randomised, controlled, open-label, platform trial https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(23)00510-X/fulltext?rss=yes
Higher-dose corticosteroids linked to increased risk of death in some hypoxic COVID-19 patients

A new study to be presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID 2023, Copenhagen April 15-18), and published in The Lancet, shows that compared with standard care that included low-dose corticosteroid use, treating hypoxic COVID-19 patients needing only oxygen therapy or no breathing support with higher-dose corticosteroids is associated with a 60% increased risk of death.

Medical Xpress
Are there any people out there that can get #corticosteroids over the counter? I think the #Netherlands might be one? Would anyone be willing to send me any?