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A member asked:
How does dexamethasone affect early covid? can it lead to long covid by suppressing immunity?
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Depending on how it is used it is considered therapeutic. It mimics stress hormones produced naturally by the body to stabilize membranes and reduce inflammatory responses that can impair function. Taking it for weeks/months at a time can suppress immune function.
Answered 3/31/2023
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Is it possible to feel like youre not breathing enough or is it just anxiety? I dont know if i have permanent lung damage from having mild inflammation in lungsduring covid. I did take dexamethasone. its 2 wks past isolation & my oxygen says 98-99?
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I had mild covid and was given dexamethasone to treat mild pneumonia. almost all my symptoms are gone, i have loss of taste and smell, and fatigue here and there. its been 19 days since my first symptoms. am i going to face long covid?complications?
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When i got covid i went to the hospital for blood test and they said my d diner was elevated to .75 normal is .50. then i did CT scan and it was just mild pneumonia at base of lungs. took dexamethasone. no blood clot? everything ok? i will test again?
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