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I recently ended up in the hospital as I was aspirating, (food going into the lungs) while eating. I ended up with pneumonia.

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The Dr. put me on Prednisone as one of the meds. My Parkinson's meds went crazy. Is this normal? was it the prednisone that was counteracting my Parkinson's meds? My tremors got worse, trouble walking, more slurred speech than normal, worse than usual gait.

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I'd have to look it up. You need a hospital kit that tells you what is contraindicated.

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A good pharmacist should also know something.

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