PREDNISONE Reviews (PREDNISONE)

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PREDNISONE  (PREDNISONE):  Prednisone is used to treat conditions such as arthritis, blood disorders, breathing problems, severe allergies, skin diseases, cancer, eye problems, and immune system disorders. Prednisone belongs to a class of drugs known as corticosteroids. It decreases your immune system's response to various diseases to reduce symptoms such as swelling and allergic-type reactions.    (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR PREDNISONECOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
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 5  Crohn's & Pancreatitis Slight weight gain (10-15lbs), slight rounding of my face Pred gave me my life back. A Crohn's flare that lasted 10 months and did not respond to several other treatments landed me in the hospital with pancreatitis. Started at 100mg/day, dropped to 80 after a week, stayed at 80 for 4 months, then tapered off over the next 4 months. Also took 160mg/day for 3-4 day periods several times since. Controlled my crohn's in a matter of days every time, now I'm having a flare and the doc wants to go to Imuran, Humira, & Entocort. Going in tomorrow to fight for pred, we know it works, why not try it again. Fingers crossed! M 40 8 months
80MG 1X day
9/28/2010
 5  Horrible seasonal allergy Light heartburn for 2 days on and off. Gawd I'm tired of the reviews below by someone who has never actually taken the drug, and then proclaims it "psychotic" and somehow did the autopsy that proved her dad died from it. Garbage. Yes, there can be long term side effects, especially at high dosages, but generally this stuff works and it's dirt cheap. No one should be afraid of this drug at doses below 60 mg/day for less than 30 days. Beyond that, well, you have a serious ailment and you know it, and you also know that you can't manage your condition well with one drug. But for those of you who have things like asthma or allergic rhinitis, this stuff WILL work, and NO, you will NOT get moonface, rapid weight gain, or cancer in 2 weeks. People spouting that nonsense are simply internet over"educated" . M 44 9 days
30mg 1X day
5/4/2011
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 5  Severe ezcema This stuff is brilliant. Not only does it clear my eczema without fail (this is after using eumovate cream for 15 yrs but the side effects are great. Imagine being prescribed a legal drug that feels like amphetamine! Happy, lots of energy. Restless at night but can still sleep. Drawback is I can get a little manic/aggressive. Oh well, can't have it all. M 35 3 weeks
20mg
3/10/2012
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 5  Bronchitis It immediately helped my lungs and eventually got rid of the bronchitis. I had no side effects to speak of. I was on a 5-day course of it after going to the ER for bronchitis. It knocked out the symptoms in about 2 days. M 49 5 days
20 MG. 1X day
4/7/2012
 5  Rhumatoid arthritis Elevated blood sugars and heart rate. Arthritic pain was gone within 8 hours. Returned three days after stopping. Sorry it has so many side effects as it works for the inflamation. M 73 12 days
1X day
5/23/2013
 5  Wegener's Granulomatosis Weight gain, moon face, acne (body/face), leg weakness, leg pain, shoulder pain, headache. A necessary drug, but very difficult side effects. I was up to 60 mg a day for a while and have finally been able to taper to 5 mg. I'm now tapering .5 mg at a time and experiencing painful withdrawal and fatigue. Looking forward to getting off it completely and hoping I won't ever have to be on it again. M 37 8 months
11/13/2005
 5  Fibro none so far, only been taking it for 2 separate bouts of 10 days each I took it in the middle of Dec/06 and felt great. I then asked my Dr., to give it to me for the Christmas holidays so I can function, he did. It's been 2 days back on it but I don't feel any better as I did last time. I'm wondering if he gave me a placebo? I felt great the first time on Pred. My Dr., really does not want me taking this for Fibro because of the side affects it can cause, but I just wanted to get through Christmas with no pain or brain fog. Good Luck. M 45 15 days
12/25/2006
 5  crohn's Trouble concentrating, anxiety, dizzy, sweating big time, a little weight gain, constantly hungry, acne on chest. The drug has cured me of all crohn's symptoms and I enjoy gaining the weight, I've always been too skinny. The side effects are a little harsh, but they are temporary and you get used to it after a bit. Take Atvian to help out with anxiety and insomnia. Taking melatonin at night also will help you get some sleep. I went from sleeping 14 hours a day to only 5 and I have way more energy now. M 29 4 weeks
8/3/2004
 5  Ulcerative Colitis Higher heart rate (approx 100-110bpm), increased appetite, cushionoid face (moon face), weight gain, ephoric symptoms at 60mg/day I definitely recommend this drug because it got me away from a really really horrible time of a flare up from UC. It took a while for it to work. I was taking ASACOL also and I think (the ASACOL) definitely worsened my symptoms because I didn't have any bleeding before the ASACOL and a week later I was nothing but bleeding and I was so severe I couldn't get it under control with prednisone alone and I was hospitalized for 2 weeks and IV corticosteriods. I do say that I'm sorta sore/tired as I'm coming off the medicine at about 1mg per week and I'm finally down to 13mg. I haven't been taking any other vitamins but I think I should start. I couldn't keep busy enough when I was on 60mg/day. I can say that I really liked it too!! Like with anything I can say that your body was made to do it's own job fighting away negative aspects and sometimes we need prayer and medicine to give us a little boost. I'm all about getting off medicine. M 25 7 months
3/17/2004
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 5  Ulcerative Colitis Higher heart rate (approx 100-110bpm), increased appetite, cushionoid face (moon face), weight gain, ephoric symptoms at 60mg/day Really Bad Acne I definitely recommend this drug because it got me away from a really really horrible time of a flare up from UC. It took a while for it to work. I was taking ASACOL also and I think (the ASACOL) definitely worsened my symptoms because I didn't have any bleeding before the ASACOL and a week later I was nothing but bleeding and I was so severe I couldn't get it under control with prednisone alone and I was hospitalized for 2 weeks and IV corticosteriods. I do say that I'm sorta sore/tired as I'm coming off the medicine at about 1mg per week and I'm finally down to 13mg. I haven't been taking any other vitamins but I think I should start. I couldn't keep busy enough when I was on 60mg/day. I can say that I really liked it too!! Like with anything I can say that your body was made to do it's own job fighting away negative aspects and sometimes we need prayer and medicine to give us a little boost. I'm all about getting off medicine. M 25 7 months
3/17/2004
 5  SEVERE HIVES All side effects were good. The first couple of weeks I had more energy than I have ever had. Pain in the back of my ankles (possibly heel spurs) along with other foot pains went away and never returned. My back pain was almost nil while taking Pred. I think I may have osteoperosis, however it seems that it may have been present prior to taking the meds. It has been about 4 years since taking prednison. I am recently having some problems with an enlarged spleen and liver and was wondering if their may be a relationship. M 49 2 days
10/13/2003
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 5  asthma, polymyalgia rheumatica None I take for asthma attacks and I am taking now for polymyalgia rheumatica (pmr). I found at age 65 that my 4-6 weeks of violent coughing following common colds, for my entire life, was cold-induced asthma. For 3 colds since then, hitting the cold with prednisone regime such as 4 days x 40 mg, then 4 x 20 mg, then 4 x 10 mg, then 4 x 5 mg kills the cough. I no longer fear colds. I have had pmr for about 9 months, with pain in upper arms, shoulders, hips that was debilitating. Doctor diagnosed pmr 4 months ago, and I have taken 5 mg prednisone 3 times daily since then, which removes all pmr symptoms. So prednisone has given me back parts of my life, without apparent side effects. M 67 4 months
7/25/2007
 5  Sudden hearing loss Sweaty forhead, night sweating, extra energy, higher blood pressure(?), almost like an amphetamine, increased appetite, but no weight gain, less mucus/chest congestion, perhaps some slight dyslexia too, seemed to type dyslexic sometimes (?!), very powerful drug Have auto-immune something (Anklyosing Spondalitis?), have use topical drops in eyes for Iritis bouts (~8)previously, however sudden hearing loss resulted in 40mg pills with 3 week taper...The stuff worked, hearing is returning, now 1wk off meds with little side effects, BUT, the stuff helped the AS too!!! never felt better in the last 25 yrs!!, now off meds, AS sympoms back, but ear seems to be on the mend. GREAT stuff, BUT beware of long-term effects. This will come back to bite you, use only when really needed and it's a miracle drug...have the feeling that I will need it again someday, but I would rather take this than the myriad of other NSAIDs that have rotted the rest of my body in the past. M 49 14 days
3/22/2009
 5  Severe Poison Ivy Felt calm, relaxed, able to focus, vital, and healthier than any time in the last year. I have taken Prednisone twice for allergy issues (once poison ivy, once for severe seasonal allergies). Both times I flet great for the duration, which was about 10 days. The last time I asked my doctor what I could do to feel this way all the time, after which he advised me to start running on a regular basis to get the same elevated levels of natural HGH in my system- and he was right. I know that most people have bad side effects from Prednisone, but for me the times that I have been on this drug have been fantastic. M 33 10 days
8/22/2008
 5  cluster headaches Some insomnia, minor weight gain (4lbs.). Only drug that stops my daily cluster headache condition (chronic). My neurologist prescribes me a 16 day decreasing amount(start: 60 mg/day; end:5mg/day). She gives me this as sort of a present roughly once per year(feeling sorry for me I suppose). Says I can't take enough prednisone consistently to help. My headaches always start back after the prednisone treatment, but the 16 day relief is a miracle. M 73
10/15/2009
 5  shrinking nasal polyps all side effects were beneficial-tinnitus gone,memory improved, alertness,abilility to think clearly,appetite and tasting better I know this drug can have bad side effects but in my case[78 yrs old-not a good candidate for nasal polyp surg.My breathing is fine But after the drug wears off in 2-3 wks my tinnitus is back memory not as good as when on I asked my ENT if he would give me a rx for a small dose[1 10mg every other day but he declined citing poss side effects I'm reminded of the time when Pfizer took the drug that became Viagra of the market the test subjects did.nt want to give back the pills-they had found the side effect that the drug is now famous for M 78 12 days
10 mg 1X day
5/24/2014
 5  Sinusitus I urinate a lot,Fart more and I take a poop about 4 times a day M 17 1 weeks
10 mg
9/7/2014
 5  dermatitis none none M 63 1 days
50 1X day
12/5/2017
 5  nephrotic syndrome and minimal chan My 3 yr old son not only gets chipmunk cheeks but also gets dark circles under his eyes.. he is always hungry but is on a 2000mg low sodium diet which makes it extremely hard... however this medication has really helped him even with his relapses M 3 3 months
15mg
11/26/2014
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 5  Gout, inflammatory arthritis no sides Prednisone takes away the extreme pain of my gout in my big toes and wrist.So It is the only drug that works . I've been taking uloric gout medication daily for 8 years, but I still get the occasional flare up. That's when I take prednisone for 3 days. The pain is 80% gone after the first of 3 daily doses. M 51 5 days
20mg 1X day
9/26/2019
  

PREDNISONE  (PREDNISONE):  Prednisone is used to treat conditions such as arthritis, blood disorders, breathing problems, severe allergies, skin diseases, cancer, eye problems, and immune system disorders. Prednisone belongs to a class of drugs known as corticosteroids. It decreases your immune system's response to various diseases to reduce symptoms such as swelling and allergic-type reactions.    (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

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