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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’d like to know this as well. I have cold symptoms with no fever and I went in for something recently and doctor put me on a corticosteroid. One comfort is that many young people who were affected very seriously had immune responses in overdrive... [/quote]

Why did your doctor do that? [/quote]

She’s guessing I have some inflammation in my chest/rib cage area. I’m kind of freaked out about taking the meds but I suspect my immune system has been in overdrive the past year as I’ve had lots of unrelated autoimmune symptoms so hopefully the dose will just bring immune function closer to normal rather than actual lower than normal.

I would love to hear if anyone has talked to their doctors about being on immunosuppressant drugs now. My guess is if they had no concerns about you taking the it during flu season, they aren’t acting any differently now. [/quote]

That makes sense. What a bummer. Are the steroids helping?

I think you’re right about the last sentence, but I don’t think the advice totally makes sense because covid is more serious from a community health perspective. I will call my doctor on Monday. [/quote]

Please post back with what the office says!

I’m early in my course of the drug so nothing except having a mini panic attack over taking it lol. I have anxiety and having to take a drug that might suppress immune response during a pandemic is not helping my anxiety levels. [/quote]

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