what would happen to a person to drop"prednisone"the steroid for the first time use and we will continue .?

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a very dear relative is concidering this and i have no answer, he is in pain, slow moving every morning, does not have any other avenues to help him gain energy or "kickstart" and cannot obtain the expensive doctor visits and believes that his initial availuability of the drug could "start him up" help because he realizes he is overwieght, age 50 plus, devorced,and knowingly will recieve meanful suggestions or opinions , so please only people who are'nt mean or assholes reply! thankyou

Answer 1

Prednisone is nasty stuff. It needs to be taken in a large dose at start to do good and then taper off to unhook the body. Playing games, because it will "start him up", is silly. I think he ought to take 2-3 aspirins in the morning with a large glass of orange juice.