My Experience with a Steriod
After breaking the L5 vertabrae in my back and having a ruptured disk with 2 more inflamed disks, my back specialist put me on high doses of prednisone for a period of 4 months. The prednisone was supposed to help the bone and disks heal- it didn’t.
Here is what happened.
- I had violent mood swings
- Chronic depression
- I gained a ton of weight
- I started smoking!
- My personality changed to the point where my GF thought I was going crazy.
- My skin got thin and I bruised easily
- I could barely sleep
- When I could sleep, I had nitemares.
- I ate like a pig
- I had trouble focusing and containing my thoughts.
- I stopped caring about everything.
Here is what I did about it.
- I flushed the prednisone down the toilet.
- I went through a withdrawl from it.
- I got a new back specialist and fired the other one
- I healed naturally and it took a year
- I went to physical therapy for 6 months and learned to work through the pain
- I avoided surgery
- I regained mobility.
I was in great shape and I went from 175 pounds up to 270 pounds. I had never been this heavy in my life.
I got the Ok from my doctor to start a training and diet regimen and here I am.
- I took a graduate level course in micronutrient metabolism
- I took several gradualte level nutrition courses.
- To date I am down 24 pounds with a lot more to go.
- It feels great to be on track again.
