I totally agree with that, so often the information you get depends on the drug company the Docs use. It sure is hard to know!
The one thing (well more than one, I would be dead if in a regular hospital,) About military Docs is they have no allegance to and drug companies nor are they compansated like reg Docs.
I agree with Deb that being able to breathe takes precedence over SVR. Or if you have something like MS, being able to walk. But I really think it usually takes a lot of steroids to do damage. Advair lists all sorts of interactions and adverse effects, as do most meds. The pharmaceutical companies are often just playing CYA when they generate those lists.
This of course leaves us in the dark as to the difference between what's bad and what's REALLY bad for us. It's hard to know.
I wish so also, there are so many meds with steroids in them, A catch 22 sort of! I mean I guess if I had to choose being alive, being able to breath, I would choose that over HCV.
There is so much research that needs to be done on this virus, a lot can of it can only be done with time, proper ACCURATE research not guesses,
Thanks Deb for defogging my brain on that - that was a hell of a time....wonder if the pred had anything to do with it...I wish there was more research, seems like so many people take it that there would be...I'll keep searching.
Pig and Aunt B, sldb - From what I can see on the Advair I'd say it probably has a substantial amount of steriod in it. Lots of sides with it and tons of drug interactions.
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Hep told me early in tx never to take steroids, b/c if there is any circulating virus in your body it will cause it to replicate. 1 mth prior to completing tx. i had an anaphylatic rxn to crayfish, i was terrified. I spent 2 days in the hospital recieving iv steroids for my allergic rxn. On top of that i was sent home on 2 weeks of steroids. Luckily I remain UND 18 mths post tx.
Oh, I forgot that I also used an inhaler for my asthma, Q-Var, which is some sort of steroid. And albuterol when needed (it's also a steroid, stronger than the Q-Var). None of this prevented my SVR. So I really think it takes a goodly amount of the stuff to interfere with the Interferon.
Ok prendisone. I had my accident Mar 5, 05 in a coma 6 weeks, I failed a stym test, (adrenal gland) Also for lungs and bones.
I am not sure how much I was on at first, I do know there was another steroid also involved. After I came back from U.S. I stayed on prendisone. they had started to ween me of one of the steroids. Staying with prendisone.
In the mean my liver levels shot up to 800 900, I panicked of course, This was in May 05, Starting re thinking txing, my GI did not want me to start treating hepc till I came off the prendisone. So I took another stym test, passed and my Endocrine Doctor, starting me weening me down, when I was at a low dose (sorry don't remember would go look but no energy to dig through all that)
I then started treating with Pegysus and riba. 48 weeks. IN August 05
I was totally weened from Prendisone, in Feb 06, I slept almost straight for three days last pilll.
My GI was always concerned with the steroids and when I relapsed he spent a llot of time trying to research into it. Then he went to Iraq, so not sure where he ever got with it.
Remember also I am a 1a, my strain is hardest to treat, your lucky being a 2, chances of success much better. You treat also if I remember right for a shorter period.
Deb
Hey Mikki, I've recently stopped needing my Advair Inhaler, and was hoping to be able to quit using it forever, (if possible). I would imagine that this steroid, while inhaled, does enter the system, and would probably also have an adverse reaction for SVR . Ya think? That would be ANOTHER good reason to quit smoking. What's your take on the Advair??? Hugs, Ant B
I would imagine it would be due to the concentration. Over 10 mgs is more significant. The lotions probably have much less. I am at 7.5 but will try to titrate back to 5 for tx. I believe the body uses about 4 p/d in the adrenal gland which tends to not work after years of steroids (been 13 yrs for me).
Deb - that is interetsting about your use during tx...we discused before but i forgot - how long and how much were you on?
Yet cortisone creams for skin problems seem usually to be safe. I used them throughout tx, along with some other strong skin remedies, with no trouble. Wonder why that is? I mean, the skin is an adequate delivery system for lots of meds, like nicotine or birth control patches. Maybe there's a threshold of some sort.
This is very interesting, i know that many who have had transplant, (not liver, in the old days) who found because of the steroids, not long after had to also have liver transplants.
I also have thought for a long time steroids had a lot to do with with my relapse,
Thanks for sharing mikkie