New med... reactions?
Hi, My dr talked me into trying a new med that is in shot form and supposed to really help copd. Probably won't spell it right but will try, Fasemra. Has anyone tried it? For me, the shot which wasn't supposed to hurt hardly at all hurt like heck!! No reaction during the 30 min wait in drs office but next morning I woke up with a bad sore throat, swollen throat, swollen mouth and lips. So my response is no more for me! I also recently started Breztri and it seems to be helping cut down my use of prednisone.
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That certainly sounds like something worth telling your doctor about! I had something similar happen to me along with a rash and it turned out I was allergic to one of the ingredients in one of my shots that I was taking as a medication. Sorry that it didn't end up working for you but, as you said, at least the Breztri is working to help reduce prednisone! I know when I was on high prednisone it just about ruined my whole body! Took me years to get things back under control! Just remember, though, you can always come here to chat, ask questions, or just be around others who know what you are going through! Keep on keepin' on, DPM Question, when you were on prednisone may I ask what side effects you had? My dr worries about that for me but have had none that I know of so far and I was taking prednisone for a few days then off for about a week and right back on it. Didn't worry about side effects as that and my nebulizer are what kept me out of the hospital and alive.
SandiSure, happy to talk about it. The first symptom that I always get when I start to take too much is what I call the "shark fin." If I'm lying on my back and I try to use my ab muscles to get up, in the middle of my torso it is like a shark fin starts to stick up - it's the first sign of the fluid retention that is so prevalent with prednisone. Then after that you can start to see the classic "chipmunk face" and belly bloating start to develop. As I continued on the path, it started leeching the calcium out of my bones and especially teeth - by the end I had 4 and a half teeth left and had to have them all pulled and eventually full implants up and down. It costs as much as a house and I'm still paying it off, mind you! Finally, they think my ankle and shoulder replacement, as well as my spinal compression fractures which lost me almost 3 inches of height and bent my spine, was a result of the bone density weakening due to steroids. Throw in the occasional overgrowth of candid flora due to prednisone increasing the sugar in your body and you have the basic symptoms of too much prednisone, at least for me. It is different for every person, of course, and you can always check with your physician if you experience any of these, but for me and my body, that's what it presents as. Let me know if you have any other questions! Keep on keepin' on, DPM
Hi Daniel that's awful symptoms you describe ,my prednisone tapers make me feel lousy all over my body for a week or so ,i thought it was just part of the package. I am sorry it does such a number on you and wish you all the best Ged1 Hi Daniel, I am so sorry you had to go through all of that. Sounds horrible. But I am lucky in that I already have false teeth!!! lol I will try to keep an eye out for anything along those lines. Right now I haven't been on prednisone since Dec. 20 and think that is because of Breztri. Keeping fingers crossed. Even managed to take a shower yesterday which haven't been able to do for weeks but kept water temp down and door open. Didn't even need a nebulizer treatment afterwards. Counting myself lucky.
Sandi
