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My mother has myasthenia gravis, the meds are blowing her up. pyridostigmine 60mg&prednisone 10mg. help? |
she's very depressed, because she's not able to drop the xtra weight. Please help her. They tried lowering her meds but her illness became worse. Unfortunately, there is no magic answer, the steroid, prednisone, is making her blow up, and if she does not take it, she will eventually die. What she can do: nothing. What you can do for her: BE SUPPORTIVE, encouraging and make sure she does not cheat herself by not take the steroid. Good Luck It's the prednisone that is doing it. It is probably helping her be depressed as well. Until she is able to get off of the prednisone, she more than likely will not be able to loose any weight. Prednisone is a steroid, and it makes her moody and causes weight gain, due to increased appetite. Her primary care provider may be able to help with a different med, but not necessarily. He knows her history, so the meds she's on may be her only choice. |
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