Have you ever taken prednisone or steroid pills for 3 months or longer? Or very high doses of inhaled steroids for extended periods of time?
Inflammatory diseases like Lupus and Rheumatoid Arthritis that require more than 5 milligrams/day of steroids cause rapid bone loss by affecting the bone remodeling process.
Enter “Yes” if you have ever taken a minimum of 5 milligram dose of Prednisone or steroids for 3 months or longer, or if you have taken very high doses of inhaled steroids regularly (> 400 micrograms/day budenoside or beclomethasone or > 200 micrograms/day fluticasone).
Enter “No” if you have used creams, gels, or inhaled steroids intermittently.