I took cortisone (Medrol) in a tapering scheme 12 days after T onset.
3 days 64 mg, 3 days 32 mg and 3 days 16 mg.
It is not prescribed in the Netherlands, I got it from University Hospital of Antwerp.
It spiked my T after every evening intake. Noticable back in the head, just above the neck. Loud screaming sound.
It lowered my initial T by 25 to 30%. The following 30% decrease was with 5,5 months of TMJ treatment.
T is now 2/10 or 1/10 where it was 9/10.
Every ENT i spoke to doubts wheteher it has helped, but I still curse myself about taking it after 12 days. I got it after 3, but I did hydrocortisone first 10 days because my GP said so.
No hearing loss was measured (everywhere 0 db loss or -5db) but I think I could have done more when I started sooner.
And my current supply is almost empty, so I hope I won't get suddenly blasted or something.
I still doubt if I should have gone to Germany for the HAES infusions (pentoxifylline / cortisone and trental)
All in all: take it. I don't know what would have happened when I did not do it.
