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Date Posted: 07:03:43 01/29/07 Mon
Author: Susan
Subject: Re: First time to the site
In reply to: Ivy 's message, "Re: First time to the site" on 13:00:07 01/27/07 Sat

When lowering a dose, the body thinks it
>is dehydrated, so it's best to replenish your muscle
>fibers. I would also try to do some light stretches
>to ease the spasms...there are some good ones to try
>on the home page under stretches/PT exercises. Even
>though I do all of that, I do take pain/nausea meds to
>help get me through the rough spots. (I had been on
>doses of prednisone up to 80mg for a week and IV
>solu-medrol of 120 mg for multiple days) I am now down
>to 6 mg (where I will be staying for a while)!! :)
>
>
>Please feel free to email me on here or privately if
>you would like to vent/ask questions/anything :)
>
>Ivy

I think that along with the fluids, supplementing potassium, sodium and magnesium are extremely critical. They rid me of the muscle spasms that came with my Addisonian crisis, the potassium (NuSalt licked out of my palm) within minutes.

Susan

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