Taking Prednisone More On Then Off For 5 Years...

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My mom has been on prenisone (5mg-20mg) for over five years now for the treatment of fibromyalgia. First the doctor thought it could be polymyaglia, but when the symptoms never got better he diagnosed her to have fibromyalgia. Her pain is all throughout her body and sometimes feels like she can't get out of bed do to sore muscles and joints. She is constantly bruised not knowing how she got them. In 2010, she had symptoms of a heart attack, the doctor told her to "up" her prednisone and she would be fine... Noon that day she suffered a major heart attack. Now, four years later and 60+ pounds greater her has become dependent on the drug. She feels so dependent of this drug becuase she feels like nothing else "helps" the pain. How do I get her help?

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Hello, Ashely! How is your mom doing?

Is she seeing a cardiologist? It is very unusual for someone that has had a major heart attack to take a steroid on a long-term basis, due to the detrimental effects they can have on the heart and blood pressure.

She can stop abruptly, that could be dangerous, but she does need medical help to properly taper off and then discover a safer medication to treat her pain.

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That is odd for someone to be on steroids that long especially in this year 2014 there are many other options. I know of someone who had long term effects from the prednisone but she took them in the 70's and 80's

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