Just be aware that it is a steroid

Post #41,631 by Ashton 6/8/02 1:58:35 AM Reply	Just be aware that it is a steroid Whatever is your attitude to overuse of such - and I have no info about the range of side effects if one is sensitive to such. (Of course with terminal itching.. WTF some risks are worth taking) IANAT (Toxicologist) Ashton
Post #41,644 by morganek 6/8/02 12:00:00 PM Reply	Thanks, Ashton Seriously. Thanks for this info. I always kind of assumed it was a non-steroidal, OTC, weak sister preparation commercially named to ride the coattails of Cortisone. Your post made me look deeper: [link\|http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0824711.html\|Hydrocortisone at Infoplease]. I think you're very right that intense itching made me shut-off the risk-assessment parts of my brain. I'm not one for medication--I think I average fewer than eight aspirin tablets per year. The only time I've ever used this stuff was on a rash on my neck that broke-out from spider mite bites. I only used it once-a-day (before going to sleep) for three days. The human version of it was somewhere around $10 per ounce while the pet version was about $5 for a big 'ol pump spray bottle. I liked the pump spray because my reaction to the mite bites was such that even the application of the cream was irritating. Thanks again.
Post #41,659 by admin 6/8/02 5:15:03 PM Reply	Re: Just be aware that it is a steroid Steroids are suspected to exacerbate eye problems such as I had. Be careful with them. Regards, -scott anderson "Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."
Post #41,674 by Ashton 6/8/02 7:37:26 PM Reply	Many years ago I used it for (at least several months) for some minor skin thingies - which it sorta seemed to 'treat the symptoms of' = perfect allopathy. It was of course, hawked everywhere -- the panacea du jour. (We suffer then from, a er 'cortisone deficiency' normally?) When I heard a bit more from a biochemist, I stopped. I have heard only vagueness re alleged length of time the effects remain in the body, thus far. These range from, "quite a while" through - forever. (kind like Herpes Simplex ??) What I see is: when used around the knuckles (for ex.) the cream had the effect of erasing! the natural creases there, leaving that skin smooth. Permanently. Now whatever Else that 'might mean' - it has certainly given some New instructions to the skin maintenance machinery. What Other machinery got new Instructions ?? Ashton

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