prednisalone and cortazone (sp?) are 2 things I'm quite glad to be free from. I took one or the other for about 10 years before they were no longer useful treatments for me. Mum's been taking variable doses for pretty much my entire life and it's possibly part of the cause of problems she's got now. Hopefully you're doing well with your battle and don't have to fight with centrelink to survive. Being able to freelance is certainly useful at helping to prevent that though.
I'm fairly resilient though and my happiness levels are pretty decent considering. I've long been of the opinion of at least keeping on surviving, sometimes to a point that my friends have said I'll outlive them all. So far, so good
Prednisolon and cortisone. I'm on varying doses of prednisone (among other meds for MG and various other conditions). It's harder to be perky when your meds are actually documented to cause depression among other mental health issues. But I'm desperately, desperately trying to claw my way out and still believe in fighting. I hope it goes for you and your mom as well (especially her as I know prednisone itself can be a fucked up shit - sorry for the language but there's nothing else to day).
I very much understand the 'I got nothing else today' thing. Depression is horrible. Keep fighting the good fight, and seek professional help when needed. That's why I'm here still.
Mum's time fighting is in it's final straight, but I know she'll keep fighting till the finish line.
It would be nice if all these things and their treatments didn't lead to more things and more treatments too
I hope she holds on for the long haul. And yeah, I agree with
I have additional meds to treat the side effects of the main meds. Horrible stuff