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On Panafcortelone Tablets, Gaining Weight. Alternative To Panafcortelone?

My doctor has put me on Panacortelone tablets 25mg to take for 3 consecutive days. However, I stopped it because I was gaining too much weight and started to notice moon face effect. This was for my hair. So, I have instead started on Vitamin B s and Biotin , and the oils . What can I have in the natural as an alternative to Panacortelone, or other drug that will not produce weight gain and moon face? Also, I notice that PABA (B Complex Vitamin) cannot be taken when using sulfonamide (sulfa) drugs. Has Panacortelone got sulfa drugs? Many thanks for your help.
Mon, 28 Oct 2013
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hello there!
pana cortelone is prednisone which is a steroid a glucocorticoid. i wonder how can a person get a moon shapped facies and weight gain in 3 days usage of prednisone? these are the effects but long term usage cause it not an acute usage of 2 to 3 days and no authrity can reject this fact. you said it was for your hair. so i will take it as alopecia hair loss. well there are many etiologies for hair loss. they need a little work up. you will need a dermatologist opinion hair . rest multi vitamins can be used with any thing. and PABA is para amino benzoic acid not b complex vitamin. they are vitamins though and should not be taken with sulfonamides yes you are right. because they nullify each other effects. and no prednisone that is your pana cortelone has no sulfa in it. sulfadiazine, sulfamethoxazole are the ones which have it. so you can use pana cortelone with PABA( a drug used in dermatomyositis, scleroderma and peyronie disease.
but i give you a a tip to aoid stomach upset from PABA. use more liquids while ingesting the tablet.
and never start some thing on your own. always consult a some one who knows the subject. otherwise you will end up in serious trouble

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On Panafcortelone Tablets, Gaining Weight. Alternative To Panafcortelone?

hello there! pana cortelone is prednisone which is a steroid a glucocorticoid. i wonder how can a person get a moon shapped facies and weight gain in 3 days usage of prednisone? these are the effects but long term usage cause it not an acute usage of 2 to 3 days and no authrity can reject this fact. you said it was for your hair. so i will take it as alopecia hair loss. well there are many etiologies for hair loss. they need a little work up. you will need a dermatologist opinion hair . rest multi vitamins can be used with any thing. and PABA is para amino benzoic acid not b complex vitamin. they are vitamins though and should not be taken with sulfonamides yes you are right. because they nullify each other effects. and no prednisone that is your pana cortelone has no sulfa in it. sulfadiazine, sulfamethoxazole are the ones which have it. so you can use pana cortelone with PABA( a drug used in dermatomyositis, scleroderma and peyronie disease. but i give you a a tip to aoid stomach upset from PABA. use more liquids while ingesting the tablet. and never start some thing on your own. always consult a some one who knows the subject. otherwise you will end up in serious trouble cheers