Prednisolone steroid & Hypo/Hashi

[Minimouse1]

I've just been prescribed Prednisolone steroid for a skin rash but I've read online that there's a few studies which indicate prednisolone interferes with the conversion of T4 to T3 and can make controlled hypo symptoms reappear. Has anyone had any experience of taking prednisolone???

[SeasideSusie Remembering]

Is this tablets?

How long is your course of prednisolone?

I have had to take it on a few occasions when I've had a lung infection (I have lung disease so it's standard treatment), it's usually for 5 or 7 days at 40mg per day. It's possible it may interfere with conversion during that time, but if it's short course like that it should only be temporary. I have never found it affects me in any way that I notice, I'm too ill with my lung infection to notice anything else, but once the prednisolone has done it's job there is no noticeable difference with my thyroid.

[Minimouse1 in reply to SeasideSusie]

Hi, its a short course of 30mg per day 6x5mg tablets on a morning and Consultant said to lower dose by 5m 1xtablet every week - think the course is 5/6wks altogether. Have not started it yet as was very wary of upsetting the thyroid but also it apparently effects the adrenal glands even at low doses of 6-10mg!

[SeasideSusie Remembering in reply to Minimouse1]

Well it hasn't caused any problem with me but as I said my courses have only ever been for 5 or 7 days and for a different problem.

[Minimouse1 in reply to SeasideSusie]

Thank you

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to Minimouse1]

It may reduce TSH, so avoid getting thyroid levels tested until at least 6-8 weeks after stopping

[Ellie-Louise]

I swear by Vitamin B12 cream. It has cleared any skin problem I ever got including eczema and pompholyx. It is amazing cream.

[Minimouse1 in reply to Ellie-Louise]

I may try that then is there one you can recommend? My skin condition is related to auto-immune. Suspected polymorphic light eruption or lupus. Just had pieces of skin removed which have been sent to histology for analysis. Fingers crossed it's not lupus!

[Ellie-Louise in reply to Minimouse1]

This is the one I keep in the medicine cabinet. I used to buy it from Amazon but it seems they no longer stock it. I did a search and found some here: vitaminsuk.com/products/vit...

The picture is useless so I took a screenshot of the pack.

I don’t know if other makes are available and I have never tried others, but I find this one is excellent and have always re-ordered.

B12 cream from Life-flo.

[Minimouse1 in reply to Ellie-Louise]

Thank you very much 😁

[Ellie-Louise]

My niece has Lupus, hopefully you won’t have it. I seem to remember she says it makes her tired without energy to cope with her 3 kids. They are very good understanding kids though so she is lucky.

I don’t remember her ever talking about her skin and she dies her hair funny colours too so she must come into contact with that stuff.