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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
Severely, ulcers. NSAIDs may also affect your kidneys, so they may not be an option for everyone with scleroderma. Steroids, also called glucocorticoids or corticosteroids, are stronger medications to treat flare-ups of inflammation that cause pain or joint swelling. The most common steroid is prednisone. It’s taken as a pill. Typically, if you need a steroid, they’ll prescribe a short-term course of the lowest dose you need, and each pill will have a decreased amount of steroid so you “taper” your intake of the drug. Steroids can cause severe side effects if taken in higher doses or for too long, so your doctor will only prescribe the lowest dose and the shortest course you need.Possible side effects: Weight gain, mood changes, dizziness, headache, thinning skin and bruising, puffy face, heartburn, increases in blood sugar, muscle weakness, sleep disruption or insomnia, osteoporosis (thinning bones), others. If you’ve tested positive for the RNA polymerase-3 antibody, steroids could cause scleroderma renal crisis, so you may need to avoid steroids. Opioids are also called narcotics. They include prescription medications used to relieve pain only. Opioids include hydrocodone and oxycodone. They’re taken as pills.Some people with scleroderma pain may need to take opioids occasionally, but they can have severe side effects and carry a risk of dependence. Your doctor may prescribe opioids for the short term and then switch to other medications, like gabapentin or duloxetine, to treat your pain. Opioids often cause constipation. Many people with scleroderma already have constipation, so these pain medications
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