Medical, Frequent cold sores/canker sores

Frequent cold sores/canker sores

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George Cla #1 / 4	Frequent cold sores/canker sores I heard that you can abort a canker-sore attack at its onset by taking 12 prednisone pills at once. Since canker sores are the result of your immunity attacking your own flesh, prednisone is beneficial because it weakens the immune system for a few hours. -- George B. Clark
Thu, 19 Sep 1996 09:46:56 GMT

Robbie Fel #2 / 4	Frequent cold sores/canker sores Quote: >I heard that you can abort a canker-sore attack at its onset by taking >12 prednisone pills at once. Since canker sores are the result of your immunity attacking your own flesh, prednisone is beneficial because it weakens the >immune system for a few hours. Is predisone OTC or prescription? rf
Fri, 20 Sep 1996 04:29:14 GMT

Doug Ba #3 / 4	Frequent cold sores/canker sores \|> >I heard that you can abort a canker-sore attack at its onset by taking \|> >12 prednisone pills at once. Since canker sores are the result of your immunity \|> >attacking your own flesh, prednisone is beneficial because it weakens the \|> >immune system for a few hours. \|> > \|> Is predisone OTC or prescription? You (George) must be kidding. Prednisone is powerful stuff. You would never take this for canker sores. I mean, sure they hurt, but the downer you would get from the prednisone would probably make you quit your job or worse. Prescription, definitely prescription. -- Doug Bank Private Systems Division
Sun, 22 Sep 1996 01:52:36 GMT

David Ri #4 / 4	Frequent cold sores/canker sores Quote: >\|> (George Clark) writes: >\|> >I heard that you can abort a canker-sore attack at its onset by taking >\|> >12 prednisone pills at once. >You (George) must be kidding. Prednisone is powerful stuff. You would >never take this for canker sores. I mean, sure they hurt, but the downer >you would get from the prednisone would probably make you quit your job >or worse. I have heard of people using high dose {filter}steroids for canker sores. Certainly people use topical and intralesional steroids for them Prednisone is a dangerous medication long term, but for short term use is fairly safe. It's fairly common to prescribe 10 days of Prednisone for bad poison ivy. Psychological reactions to Prednisone are fairly variable. Many people like the way it makes them feel. -- David Rind
Sat, 28 Sep 1996 01:02:21 GMT

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