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I really don't know.How does it work, I wonder, for people like me who take steroids daily?
In the past I've had the allergy doctor on speed-dial, but not in recent years.
I really don't know.How does it work, I wonder, for people like me who take steroids daily?
Well, "ask your doctor" may be the problem. Very few doctors will advise against a vaccine or medication.Guessing here, but steroids are prescribed for inflammatory conditions that respond to nothing else or where the immune system is overworking and attacking itself. So I would say no way get the vaccine if you're on steroids. But don't listen to me. Ask your doctor if you have questions.
As you know, I have made the decision to get the virus, don’t need a doctors adviceWell, "ask your doctor" may be the problem. Very few doctors will advise against a vaccine or medication.
The information I've been given at work is that if you're immunocompromised or on a daily steroid of at least 15 mg a day or if you've gone into actual anaphylactic shock from anything before they advise you to not get it.How does it work, I wonder, for people like me who take steroids daily?
Makes sense, doesn't it? The "active ingredient" would be the bit that gives immunity to this virus, and the inert ingredients would be the bits that get it into one's body.Our COVID new hub in my county here in NJ published what was in that vaccine. It appears that other than a piece of the spike of the virus added, it is the same as what the flu shot is made up of essentially.
Corticosteroids are used in combination with antihistamines usually found in nasal sprays. Steroids alone are not the first choice for an allergy relief medication. In the cases where anaphylaxis is involved many meds are used to reversed the situation at hand. I've dealt with many in the years of my profession and even went through one incident that happened to me.
Antihistamines are given to counteract allergic reactions, not steroids,
I would say talk to your dr if you decide you want it.I have Addisons disease, steroids keep me alive, but I only take 5mg a day.
Asthma is an autoimmune issue.
I never thought of it that way but you're absolutely right.Asthma is an autoimmune issue.
I know many people who have it and it really is.I never thought of it that way but you're absolutely right.