Thanks for the informative report, Harvey. With all the talk on the boards now and then about Diamox (and to a lesser extent, Dex), it never even occurred to me that Prednisone might be useful in an AMS situation. Is Prednisone, then, considered both an anti-inflammatory and a steroid, or
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Prednisone , dexamethasone , Medrol, and some others are all synthetic, pure glucocorticosteroids with far more powerful antinflammatory effects than OTCs like ibuprofen and the other NSAIDs. Most high altitude steroid usage is with dex mainly because it is the most potent and given by injection with really severe cases. They all have the same action and will work. By prescription or MD use only.
