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Posted 4/29/2009 11:41 PM (GMT 0)
Hi everyone,

I am ten weeks pg and in a mild flare.  My doc just prescribed cortenemas.  Although I will take them regardless, I am truly terrified about the side effects.  Anything more than 30 mg of Prednisone orally and I had every horrible side effect - acne GALLORE, HUGE moon face, insomnia, joint pain, nausea, muscle atrophy, the list goes on.  Are the cortenemas going to bring on all of this????  I am so scared of looking and feeling like a monster again shakehead .

 

Posted 4/29/2009 11:47 PM (GMT 0)
I have done two cortenemas a day at times with no side affects. Since it is being administered to that portion of the body it isn't as systemic as the regular oral pred.
Posted 4/30/2009 1:50 AM (GMT 0)
Dr-A is right - this is not a systemic drug.  It really only effects the area of body it's applied to, with a minimal amount getting into your bloodstream (my doc told me this).  I used cortenema for quite a while with absolutely no pred-like side effects. 

Posted 4/30/2009 2:29 AM (GMT 0)
I have mild cortenema side effects such as slight moon face and agitation, insomnia - but absolutely nothing compared to pred, and they go away really within a few days of tapering the enemas. The enemas cause D and worse gut issues the first little while you take them, but then kabam, they start to do good. How long are you on them? For me, it has been 2 weeks and then taper for 2 more.
Posted 4/30/2009 6:55 AM (GMT 0)
Mitzo is right. Cortenema is lesser evil compared to oral Pred. I had it for quite some time, may be months. I used to have slight moon face and palpatation. The side effects seem to be lesser as compared to oral Pred.
Posted 4/30/2009 3:22 PM (GMT 0)
You only get around 5-8mgs of steroid that enters your bloodstream and the side effects, if you get any, are not nearly as bad as the oral. It was 6 months of almost constant use that I started showing side effects such as moonface.
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