i HAVE BEEN TAKING 2MG OF DEXAMETHASONE ON AND OFF FOR A YEAR I USE IT WITH IMITREX TO SHUT THE PAIN DOWN--VERY EFFECTIVE HOWEVER I REALLY WORRY WHAT I HAVE DONE TO MY SYSTEM I HAVE 10LBS OF WEIGHT GAIN AND MY FACE IS SWOLLEN --I DO NOT LOOK AT ALL LIKE MY FACE -- ALSO FOR ONE YEAR I HAVE HAD ACUTE SINUS INFECTIONS-OPERATION AFTER OPERATION--I HAVE NEVER HAD SINUS ISSUES IN MY LIFE JANUARY 2017, I GOT SCABIES AND IT WAS ALL DOWN HILL FROM THERE. MY IMMUNE SYSTEM CRASHED,IN MY ASSESSMENT. I AM AN EXCELLENT RN BSN DM/CM I GRADUATED FROM UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND IN 1979 AND HAD A CHALLENGE FILLED CAREER. I WORKED ICU AND OPEN HEART FOR 20 YEARS AND THEN BECAME DIRECTOR OF NURSING IN HUGE (CORPORATE CONTROLLED) NURSING REHAB AND LTC FACILITIES CANNOT DO THIS ANYMORE --I WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR EXHAUSTION TWICE--I REALLY WAS A HELL OF A NURSE