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I work with a guy who was given prednisone to treat some problem or other. It wasn't some high dose, and he didn't take it for long, but he was unlucky. The c

I work with a guy who was given prednisone to treat some problem or other. It wasn't some high dose, and he didn't take it for long, but he was unlucky. The capillaries feeding the network around his hip sockets essentially all died, and he started having a lot of pain walking, then started using a cane (he was in his late 40s). A couple years later he had a double hip replacement.

goldenkey 10y ago
Prednisone won't cause that. Its a very safe anti inflammatory.
- maxerickson 10y ago
  Not really. http://www.mayoclinic.org/steroids/art-20045692?pg=2 http://www.mayoclinic.org/steroids/art-20045692?pg=2
  - goldenkey 10y ago
    Its pretty safe. Those are side effects of larger and consistent doses. You dont go from having veins to dying veins in a day from a prednisone dose.
    - maxerickson 10y ago
      There's a difference between "very safe" and being reasonably safe in smaller doses over a short term.