Seriously no wonder people abuse this stuff. I have gotten so much absolutely back breaking work done today and I’m not even slightly tired. I cleared the rest of the BS blizzard snow from the rest of my driveway (had only shoveled the sidewalk before), plus the curb all the way to the nearest storm drain. I rearanged my living room, reorganized my whole service van, I finally swapped in that new clothes dryer that has been sitting in the garage for a month, and all that is after a full day of physical work. I would have normally been tired 3 times over by now. I’m am resting right now not because I feel like I need to but because I don’t want to accidentally actually cripple myself by acting like I’m superman. If only this stuff didn’t completely destroy your body in the long term.
So from a medical perspective the relief of inflammation can be extremely liberating and can feel godlike indeed. Getting that by suppressing your normal immune function is a very short term and unsustainable option, but there are a few other options that can have similar if less intense experiences.
Reducing inflammation by removing something you are allergic to can have a similar relieving impact, though it can take weeks to even months for the immune cascade to settle and it may remain overactive for even longer if it is a long term exposure.
Removing a long term stressor like changing job, fixing your ergonomics, changing your shoes, or moving more can have a similar impact.
Changing your diet to remove highly inflammatory foods and replace them with less inflammatory foods can also work well, though finding out what is or is not inflammatory for you can be a bit of an experimental process, some people respond to different things with an inflammatory response for reasons I don’t understand.
I found that getting rid of dairy, dropping carbs to very low, cleaning out mould, getting a much more physical job, and getting rid of chairs in general all helped me a lot with my long term inflammation issues. My nasal issues cleared, my back stopped hurting at all, my pants fit better rather than being tight on the thighs, my headaches went away, and generally life improved.
Honestly same on the low carb. I did keto for a couple years and felt probably the closest I ever have to how I do now. I did eventually stop because it was more of a pain than it was worth for me. Physically I’m normally I’m pretty good even without keto. The steroids are just another level entirely of course.
The reason I’m on the steroids right now isn’t even for anything musculoskeletal. They’re blasting me with enough steroids to fight god for an inner ear issue of all things
Damn, what kind of inner ear issue? Is it impacting your balance? Hearing?
It started with weird ballance issues and then suddenly yesterday I woke up almost entirely deaf in one ear. Went to the doc and they said there’s no sign of infection. Best guess is some inflammation in my inner ear somewhere but they can’t know for sure without getting me in to see a specialist. They said it would have probably gone away on it’s own eventually but if the hearing loss in particular did happen to stick around for too long then it could become permanent so they’re hitting me with a steroid hammer just to make sure.
Wow, that is the most see what sticks approach I’ve seen for a while. Definitely a good time to try the steroids, how effective has it been? When you say deaf was it like everything was underwater, like a blocked ear, like low volume? Or something else entirely? My family has a history of hearing loss but it was the mundane gradual loss for the most part.
Feels basically exactly like a blocked ear but I can actually pop my ear perfectly fine with no change at all in the hearing loss. So far the steroids haven’t done anything for it. I can kinda still hear low tones but everything is muffled. It’s like I’m wearing an ear plug.
I experienced my one and only ear infection in high school, it was straight torture. So I can understand.
Noticed the same thing on low carb. unfortunately, beer and pizza are delicious
True, though I heard a saying and it stuck with me. I prefer toes to potatoes, meaning I would rather not eat potatoes than lose my toes to diabetes.
Very fair. In my case I just wanna have abs so hot girls will fuck me, but I don’t have type 1 and am nowhere near getting type 2, so the consequences arent nearly as dire for me.
Lol, clear goals can be helpful for sticking to a plan.
What kind of work did you do first and what do you do now
I used to work in IT, mostly around web hosting as a systems admin. It was all wonderfully fun and interesting technology turned to the most awfully mundane and soulless profit motive.
Now I work in disability support. I work with kids who are autistic to help develop skills and engage with the world. I also help their families and at home carers to get difficult things done which means every day is different. One day I am helping get kids ready for school, another I am replacing a door, another I help someone fix their TV and learn the new menus, another I help someone shower. It varies a lot but the part I like best is being strong for the kids.
They love vestibular stimulation and really need it sometimes so I get to pick them up, flip them over, spin them around, and use an excess of strength to do it safely and without hurting them. The kids literally shout my name when i arrive and run out to see me, so I’m clearly not doing a bad job, and kids a super honest so I would definitely know if I was.
I also help people with dealing with systems like our social security system and things like licenses and voting. For some of my clients they have real trouble navigating systems like that and because I am also autistic/ADHD I can understand their perspective viscerally and actually accept and support them where they are. I personally hate those systems, but I have worked with them enough to understand then now and can help others with them.
Thanks for sharing your story. Also part of the autism/AHDH team so I get that.
One day, maybe I’ll be a woodworker for a living.
Honestly, being a woodworker for yourself is fantastic fun. I would recommend learning about it on your own and not limiting yourself to woodworking only as a career. If you love it you can do it on your own terms and in your own time. If you make things people want you can sell them. If you make things you like you can keep them. The skills you develop are yours and you can benefit from improving them. Having someone else employ you means they take your labour and turn it into profit for them, so they end up reducing your autonomy and ability to explore while also extracting money from you.
When I was on a dexpak, everything was right with the world. Everything I did was in perfect rhythm, efficient, and useful. I got so much done that week. I really miss that feeling.
Yeah, every once in a while I need to actively tell myself, “Remember, this is temporary. Because if I take it too long my body will basically completely fucking disintegrate.”
Also find myself reminding myself of things like “My spine will become past tense if I attempt to carry that drier down the stairs by hand. I know I think I can do it but I also don’t want to explain to a disapointed looking doctor exactly how I dumb I actually am so I should resist the temptation.”
Why did you get steroids? I would have expected you had to rest if you did.
Steroids for inflammatory processes can have this result - reduce the inflammation and suddenly you feel like you can move.
ITT: Eating a potato will give you diabetes.
Every thread: ¾ of the world population is at imminent risk of death because they ate rice yesterday instead of reading my paleo grift diet blog
I was only on steroids once and I hated it. I felt like I was losing my mind and my fingers tingled like I was about fire lightning out of them. hopefully your experience goes better.
So far so good. Not sure how well I’m going to sleep though.
What kind of steroid? I had my lottone one on steroid for asthma and it was like the South Park episode where Ike was on steroids.
They put me on 60mg of Prednisolone. The only other time I’ve been on a steroid was a dosepak but this time they’re just hitting me with the max dose for the full duration. Aparently my doc wants me feeling like I could win a fist fight against a Boeing 787.
This is what happens when inflammation in your body is low, and a similar mode of being can be achieved through dietary changes, supplements, exercise and other adjustments
You’re sounding suspiciously like the one therapist I saw for a single visit who wound up talking at me unprompted about their special diet that could cure cancer and autism.
Lmao how are they even remotely alike? Reducing inflammation makes you feel better and increases your functional capacity. This isn’t about miraculously curing disease
I felt fantastic on a high dose of prednisone until it gave me an enlarged heart and major bone loss. Without it I can barely walk and stairs are not on he menu.
That’s pretty fucked, what’s the underlying issue if I may ask?
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How do they tell the difference between fibromyalgia and PMR for you? I’ve been told I have one but there’s no “good” way to tell them apart
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Other adjustments include meth.
Ooh. Will any amphetamine do?
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*For some people and some circumstances.
But otherwise you’re spot on. Not sure why you’re getting the downvotes.
(And I say this as someone with a condition for which the only thing that makes any difference is glucoocorticoids). I still try to eat well because I want to give my body every chance.
I think the asterisk is the entire explanation for the down votes.
OP hasn’t said why they were taking the steroids or what underlying physical constraints they have. And that’s fine, it’s none of my business. I’m just happy they’re feeling better.
It’d be like me walking into a hospital, not bothering to read a patients chart, and then just telling all the patients what they need to do to get better.
I’m only operating on assumptions, not asking any questions, and I’m not even a doctor.
It’s absurd, absolutely absurd, offensively absurd to say anything will have a “similar result” to anything else if you don’t even know specifically what they’re taking or even why they’re taking it in the first place.
That doesn’t mean it’s bad advice, in the general sense. It’s just inappropriate to offer up your prescription to a specific person with a specific issue with absolutely no information about the person or the issue.
Exactly right. I didn’t ask them for advice. They just assumed I was some schlub needing steroids because I can’t take care of my body. I’m taking it for inner ear inflamation of all things. I work a very physical job and I don’t know the last time I’ve had an issue with even moderate physical pain other than from blatant injuries from things like accidentally smashing my finger. I spend most of my day climbing ladders with 80lbs of gear strapped to my back without issue. A bit insulting to have some rando come in and assume I’m not taking care of myself because I’m on a certain medication.
He’s getting down voted because everyone thinks they are an expert and know better. He’s also absolutely right. 80% of the people here likely have a shit diet, but think it’s good.
A lot of people have chronic conditions that won’t be fixed no matter what they eat. I get it’s easy to say stuff like that since a lot of people would benefit from better diet and habits in general, but when you’re extremely ill it gets old really fast to hear even well-meaning advice that’s not helpful.
At one point my guts were so infected I could eat barely anything and lived only on boiled white rice for a while, and I still had motherfuckers ask me had I considered eating more vegetables
That’s exactly my point.
While I agree eating healthy and cutting down inflammation is extremely beneficial, your statement seems to be undermining and not contributing in a meaningful manner. I don’t think you are doing so in bad faith. I’m guessing you are trying to help but the way it comes off is not being well received because it’s general advice that isn’t pertinent to the observation OP is making. Again, I think your advice is solid in the general sense but the way it was stated may come off as condescending.
For example, when I was a college athlete I was extremely fit and eating healthy (and yeah, I felt great) but I had an allergic reaction on my epidermis and had to go on a steroid treatment.
Holy moly I felt like a god (just like OP is stating). I would regularly lift and exercise but when I was on the steroid treatment, it was another level of energy and strength. I can understand the OPs surprise and can relate to his observation that he is sharing as it is an interesting experience (especially the first time).
Oh that steroids; well, try the others, you wont believe your eyes (hm muscles?)
