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Taking Dexona Tabs With High Protein, Fat Diet, Increased Frequency To 8 Tabs A Day. How To Stop This?

hi doc how r u doctor for last one month i m taking dexona tablets along with high protein and fat diet .....although i gain the weight sir the thing is that i want to tell you how i am using these tablets now....starting initially i started one week with 3 tablets a day for a week....second week i gradually increased the dose by 6 tablets a day,,,,third week with 8 tablets a day and from fourth week 10 tablets a day....each tablets .5mg sir please guide me to stop these or help me out.....
Tue, 30 Oct 2012
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from your question i presume you are taking this tablet for weight gain. Dexona is dexamethasone. it is a steroid. I presume you have started it on your own because doctors dont prescribe steroids for weight gain. The steroids will supress your pituitary adrenal axis and in excess dosage over a long period of time leads to cushings syndrome. You will have to taper the steroid under medical supervision.
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Taking Dexona Tabs With High Protein, Fat Diet, Increased Frequency To 8 Tabs A Day. How To Stop This?

from your question i presume you are taking this tablet for weight gain. Dexona is dexamethasone. it is a steroid. I presume you have started it on your own because doctors dont prescribe steroids for weight gain. The steroids will supress your pituitary adrenal axis and in excess dosage over a long period of time leads to cushings syndrome. You will have to taper the steroid under medical supervision.