Dexamethasone suppresses inflammation and normal immune response, and is used systemically and locally to treat chronic inflammatory disorders, severe allergies, and other diseases. Side effects Chronic treatment with dexamethasone will lead to adrenal suppression.
Adrenal glands produce necessary hormones and some steroids.
Chronic use in children inhibits growth, and the lowest possible dose should be used over the shortest period of time. The most common side effects are depression, euphoria, hypertension, nausea, anorexia, decreased wound healing, acne, muscle wasting, bone pain, and increased susceptibility to infection. Inflammation is one of the ways your body fights off infection, and if the inflammatory response has to be suppressed, usually because it is an autoimmune response, then your immune system is not as able to fight off other infections. Dosage Doses are mostly determined by response. Dexamethasone also comes in solutions for treating infection in the eye, and nasal sprays, and intramuscular and IV infusions.