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Originally Posted by Mike Mercury
you can get good/fast relief with Prednisone... in injection form. The steroid pill "pack" doesn't work all that well for me. Direct injection (in the buttock) relieves the pain greatly in 48 hours.
But, Prednisone has it's side effects. I now try to avoid activities that would cause a back flare-up.
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Hard to beat the side-effect I get from Prednisone: intractable hiccups...hiccups several times/day for 2-3 hours at a time, without the ability to get rid of them.
It's on my official "do not take" list...
I can do some of the Prednisone alternatives, but they do nothing for my back. They get used once every 2-3 years for sinus infections...