Comments on: Should prednisone significantly reduce swelling for inflammatory arthritis? http://treatingarthritis.info/14517/should-prednisone-significantly-reduce-swelling-for-inflammatory-arthritis/ Arthritis Treatment and Cures! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:07:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: matador89 http://treatingarthritis.info/14517/should-prednisone-significantly-reduce-swelling-for-inflammatory-arthritis/comment-page-1/#comment-5950 matador89 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:17:01 +0000 #comment-5950 The main categories of drugs used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, which is an inflammatory arthritis, are the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), slow-acting drugs, corticosteroids, and methotrexate and rehumatrex or other immunosuppressive drugs, including the tumour necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors. A newer biologic therapy, involving the use of interleukin-1 receptor antagonists, is available. Generally, the stronger drugs have important side effects that must be looked for during treatment. Corticosteroids, such as prednisone, deltasone and meticorten are the most dramatically effective drugs for reducing inflammation anywhere in the body. Although corticosteroids are effective for short-term use, they tend to become less effective over time, and rheumatoid arthritis is usually active for many years. Prednisolone belongs to the group of medicines known as glucocorticoids and can be used to help control inflammatory and allergic disorders such as asthma, rheumatoid arthritis and colitis by suppressing inflammation. I add a link which discusses the condition of rheumatoid arthritis in length years.http://arthritis.about.com/od/ rheumatoidarthritis/Rheumatoid_Arthritis_ Cause_Diagnosis_Symptoms_Treatment.htm Hope this helps Matador 89 The main categories of drugs used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, which is an inflammatory arthritis, are the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), slow-acting drugs, corticosteroids, and methotrexate and rehumatrex or other immunosuppressive drugs, including the tumour necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors. A newer biologic therapy, involving the use of interleukin-1 receptor antagonists, is available. Generally, the stronger drugs have vital side effects that must be looked for during treatment. Corticosteroids, such as prednisone, deltasone and meticorten are the most dramatically effective drugs for reducing inflammation anywhere in the body. Although corticosteroids are effective for small-term use, they tend to become less effective over time, and rheumatoid arthritis is usually active for many years.
Prednisolone belongs to the group of medicines known as glucocorticoids and can be used to help control inflammatory and allergic disorders such as asthma, rheumatoid arthritis and colitis by suppressing inflammation.

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]]> By: lynda http://treatingarthritis.info/14517/should-prednisone-significantly-reduce-swelling-for-inflammatory-arthritis/comment-page-1/#comment-5949 lynda Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:33:51 +0000 #comment-5949 Prednisone is a steroid and should help with arthritis, however with you it doesn't seem to be working as well as it should. I would get a second opinion . Prednisone will cause a person to put on weight...but at the same time yes it is used for swelling. The aleve is also a anti inflamatory. good luck to you. Prednisone is a steroid and should help with arthritis, but with you it doesn’t seem to be working as well as it should. I would get a second opinion . Prednisone will cause a person to place on weight…but at the same time yes it is used for puffiness. The aleve is also a anti inflamatory. excellent luck to you.

]]> By: pretty black http://treatingarthritis.info/14517/should-prednisone-significantly-reduce-swelling-for-inflammatory-arthritis/comment-page-1/#comment-5948 pretty black Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:24:24 +0000 #comment-5948 prednisone is a steroid, i would c another dr. cuz i dont c how it helps or would help arthritis prednisone is a steroid, i would c another dr. cuz i dont c how it helps or would help arthritis

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