TJ_Fitz
Well-Known Member
I was recently on a high-dose taper of prednisone following a procedure to fix my frozen shoulder. This was at least the third time I've been on high dose, short-term steroids.
People typically say that steroids make them irritable and crazy, and give them a bad case of the munchies -- which makes sense because it's essentially the same thing as having high cortisol levels -- but I feel great on them. I've felt great every time, better than I ever feel when not taking them! Then, of course, I'm miserable again when I come off of them, sometimes toward the end of the taper, sometimes after I'm off completely.
What does this mean? Does this suggest that chronic, uncontrolled inflammation is a key part of my problem?
People typically say that steroids make them irritable and crazy, and give them a bad case of the munchies -- which makes sense because it's essentially the same thing as having high cortisol levels -- but I feel great on them. I've felt great every time, better than I ever feel when not taking them! Then, of course, I'm miserable again when I come off of them, sometimes toward the end of the taper, sometimes after I'm off completely.
What does this mean? Does this suggest that chronic, uncontrolled inflammation is a key part of my problem?