# asking for a relative anyone take/use Dexamethasone ?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-for-a-relative-anyone-take-use-dexamethasone/810717>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 17, 2018, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-for-a-relative-anyone-take-use-dexamethasone/810717 "2018-03-17T07:19:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2018, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-for-a-relative-anyone-take-use-dexamethasone/810717/1 "2018-03-17T07:19:02Z")

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my great aunt was told she needed Dexamethasone for her copd anyone use this ? are the side effects bad ? does it work ? all opinions considered …

thanks

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**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2018, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-for-a-relative-anyone-take-use-dexamethasone/810717/2 "2018-03-17T08:10:04Z")

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I do use it, but not for this purpose. The side effects are tolerable at my dosage (trouble sleeping, mostly).

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**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2018, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-for-a-relative-anyone-take-use-dexamethasone/810717/3 "2018-03-17T09:24:56Z")

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Yes, Dexamethasone gave me [decidedly odd dreams](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=805450&highlight=dexamethasone).