I can't believe the casualness about taking Dex. It is a POWERFUL drug and as Harvey mentions 4mg of dex is like 10 doses of prednisone and 130mg of cortisone.
I had one doctor prescribe it for me and acted like it was no big deal.Reading up about it gives the usual warnings that accompany all meds. I then saw a specialist who went ballistic when he heard I was given Dex for pain. He was adament that the 4mg I was taking once or twice a month was not a low dose and had serious dangerous side effect mostly of adrenal compromise.This whole idea of trying to trick the body or override its warning signals to accomplish physical feats is getting crazy.Even taking ibuprophen daily so that you can work out without pain is crazy.Taking Dex to climb to altitude well what price are you willing to pay with your overall health?

Last edited by Rod; 06/13/10 08:18 PM.