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Is Prednisone The Right Medicine For Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease?
I am on 10mg of prednisone a day. I have severe copd every time I take it. It seems to make my breathing even harder than before I took it. It makes me unable to do very much I am a 70 yr old female my breathing gets so labored, I get scared thank you
Wed, 22 Apr 2015
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I have gone through your query. Prednisone is a corticosteroid which can be used in managing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). But it should be used judiciously by your treating physician as steroid can give benefit as well as harm. For getting remission or managing acute condition in COPD corticosteroids are indicated. Inhaled corticosteroids are preferred over oral or intravenous. But if this is not effective intravenous or oral can be used.
Hope this may help you. Let me know if anything not clear.
Thanks.
Thank you for asking HCM.
I have gone through your query. Prednisone is a corticosteroid which can be used in managing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). But it should be used judiciously by your treating physician as steroid can give benefit as well as harm. For getting remission or managing acute condition in COPD corticosteroids are indicated. Inhaled corticosteroids are preferred over oral or intravenous. But if this is not effective intravenous or oral can be used.
Hope this may help you. Let me know if anything not clear.
Thanks.
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