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| 1 | Asthma & Eczma | I Have Taken Prednisone for Nearly 40 years ,These are steroid Based Drugs & Now,I:ve Been Told what the Stretch Marks Are & The Rage & Arophobia & The Depression is CUSHING | Visit the Site Below it 1 of Many. disability.vic.gov.au/dsonline/dsarticles.nsf/pages/Cushing's_syndrome | M | 40 | 40 years | 8/27/2004 | 5 | Life threatening asthma/eczema | Almost all of the side effects: Moon face, fragile translucent skin, excess hair growth (not on head!), fragile bones, cataracts, high blood pressure, glaucoma, severe mood swings, insomnia, menstrual inconsistencies, severe depression, diabetes requiring insulin and weight gain | However, with all the side effects, I am alive. I did research on the med long ago and realized it was the only way I'd not be spending every six weeks in a hospital for three days, due to severe asthma - life threatening. However, even with that, I would suggest only taking it if absolutely neccessary! It can be a dangerous medication and should not be taken lightly. It is not, however, a "psychotic." It CAN cause mental stress the first day on it or not for years. Don't let an uneducated physician tell you otherwise. If it causes such extreme distress it should be discontinued and another method of help sought. And, most of the side effects will reverse upon ceasing the medication. Most. Not all. Others can be reversed over time and aid - like the weight gain. Hypertension, too. | F | 50 | 35 years 20 mg 1X day | 6/11/2011 | 5 | kidney transplant | initially on high doses hunger, weight gain; moon face; fat on belly and chin; skin very dry and thin; insulin resistant (prednisone contributed to this I am told); damage to cartilege in knees (pain) | this stuff has some nasty side effects but has kept me alive for almost 33 years after my kidney transplant. and still going strong! I am now on a very low dosage which minimises side effects. Best thing that ecer happened to me. | F | 54 | 32 years 5 mg 1X day | 9/25/2014 | 4 | SLE,Osteoarthritis,Rheumatoid Arthr | Fast growing cataracts (6mos) both eyes. Weight gain w/increased dosage. | Developed cataracts after 30 years of taking Prednisone. Had IOL implant surgery done in both eyes. Surgery sucessful, vision great. Hate taking Prednisone - BUT it's been a LIFE SAVER. Now battling Dilated Cardiomyopathy presumeably brought on by taking plaquenil long term. | F | 52 | 30 years | 1/31/2005 | 3 | Crohn's disease | Cushing's syndrome -- weight gain, cataracts, false feelings of energy. After 20 years or so it has turned into secondary Addison's disease because my adrenal system is completely shot. I will be on 5 mg maintenance for life and will have no energy at all. Two major problems with Predisone are: premature aging. Everything goes wrong way before its time. And it has supressed my immune system to the point where I get anything and everything. Infections galore. Has contributed to coronary disease, arthritis, kidney stones, eye infections. | All of the other long term Crohn's meds seem to have horrible side effects. I would read about them and honestly feel if I took them I would have been trading a headache for a brain turmor! The Crohn's cupboard is filled with drugs that do one's liver in and to me that was unacceptable. I have made peace with Prednisone but know it has shortened my life and reduced my quality of life substantially. Don't think you will find an endocrinologist who thinks year in and year out Prednisone use is a good idea. However, it certainly combats poison ivy! | F | 62 | 24 years | 11/28/2004 | 1 | nephrotic syndrome | insomnia, anxiety, nervousness, depression, weight gain, a feeling of being out of control, osteopenia, constant fatigue, apathy, mild moon face, muscle twitches before falling asleep | I absolutely hate prednisone and wouldn't care if I never saw it again. Unfortunately, it is the least of several evils for treating my condition, which is an autoimmune disorder that affects the kidneys. I've been on and off prednisone for over 21 years now, and I know firsthand what it can do. Do your homework; don't take this drug unless there is absolutely no other better alternative. | F | 25 | 21 years | 4/7/2006 | 5 | Asthma, inflamation, you name it | I can only say I dislike taking it (I have been on it t least 5 times a year for 20 years) is the weight gain and the look of being swollen. The taste isn't great but I don't get worked up over stuff like that. | It has helped me in so many ways and truly saved my life. I used it originally for asthma , but when I had an inflammed nerve and it was prescribed I was amazing to see how versatile it was. It may not be for everyone, but I wouldn't be alive without it. It works overnight. | F | 22 | 20 years | 2/3/2008 | 4 | Kidney Transplant & 0 Adrenal Gland | - Hunger / Hungery Pains / Eating and even though burp (means full) still feel hungry. - Extreme moodiness, depression, irritability, impatience. - Moon-Face / Chipmunk Cheeks / Weight Gain only in upper limbs, body and neck and face area. - Stretch marks from weight gain (buy pure coco-butter to use on skin on hips. calves, stomach, chest, etc). - | Prednisone effects the bones and long term use means you should have a bone density test done! Many docs will say you don't need it but get it anyway! Always be in charge of YOUR health! | F | 34 | 18 years | 4/6/2008 | 3 | Crohn's Disease | Stunted growth, acne, early arthritis, Jewfro, spider veins on face and legs, INSATIABLE APPETITE, weight gain, abdominal bloat, moonface, suppressed immunity, high sex drive, insomnia/sleep delay, 'roid rage, probably osteoporosis | I got Crohn's at the age of 10, which itself stunted my growth and left me malnourished because I couldn't absorb nutrients. The abdominal pain was escrutiating! Words cannot describe how bad it hurt! The only reason I gave it 3 stars is because, in spite of all the shitty side effects, it masked all of my severe pain. It worked within 2 hours of a flareup or discontinuation. So for my severe pain and malnutrition, the benefits outweighed the risks. I was nothing without this drug. Too bad the treatment itself also stunted my growth in addition to the disease itself doing just that. It also won't make you pretty. At all. And that was really rough, being female, and in adolescense, with cruel schoolmates constantly telling me how "ugly" I was, as if I could help it. It made my formerly straight, smooth manageable hair into a frizzy puffy unmanageable mess, and that was permanent to this day, long after being off of it. My first GI tried cold-turkeying me off when I was 14, and I only lasted 8 days. It hurt like hell to eat, to even look at food, and I had an awful fever. After calling the GI, he got me back at 20 mg, and I felt great within 2 hours. As an adult, I got an even better GI who tapered my dose gradually over the years. Thank god I've been in remission for over a decade so far and haven't needed that crap for a while. | F | 42 | 18 years up to 25mg 1X day | 10/25/2013 | 4 | Ulcerative Colitis | Some weight gain; Acne; Became diabetic 3 years ago; Now suffering depression and anxiety mood swings | Big fan until a few years ago. Had been on 20mg every other day for years but always flared up when I tried to get off which required high doses (100mg/day) and long tapers. Had slow weight gain -- especially around sholders and tummy -- but lost 50 lbs last year on lo-carb diet. Several months ago began emotional mood-swing (depression & anxiety) after tapering below 20mg. Now on Remicade and for the first time thinking about surgery rather than LT meds. | M | 54 | 15 years | 2/27/2007 | 4 | kidney transplant | sensitivity to spicey or acidic foods. Osteoporosis, osteopenia. | 15 years without rejection. | M | 56 | 15 years | 6/20/2002 | 1 | pneumonia-then acute asthma | Almost all the ones described by the other raters..severe throat swelling, cardiac and pulmonary arrest. Severe weight loss on high doses and gain on low dose. A lot of muscle cramping. | I was first put on prednisone in 1985 for pneumonia. Within a couple of weeks began having asthma symptons and within a few months severe throat swelling. It changed by life completely, the more severe my symptoms the more prednisone prescribed. I was under the care of a nutritionist also that kept some of the symptoms down. In 1998 my lung specialist ran some tests that showed the prednisone was the cause of my symptoms. Slowly weaned off, took over a year. I am still plagued with frequent infections, loss of bone density and ear problems, but my throat has never swelled shut since getting off the drug. I was recnetly diagnosed with ulcerative colitis and given prednisone, but refused to take it and got the disease under control with diet. Never take this drug--it will shorten your life and make it miserable. | F | 69 | 15 years | 12/3/2008 | 1 | Asthma | I did not take this but my boyfriend's grandma has taken this off and on for years, and has developed paranoid schitzophrenia from it. She is awful to live with! She constantly thinks the neighbors, family, everyone is plotting against her! She thinks that the home health aid people are trying to "get her" and she thinks she is being poisoned. With the economy as bad as it is with the bank failures, she thinks that the govt is going to keep her $30,000 in the bank. Oy Vey! | Don't take this poison. | F | 92 | 15 years | 9/28/2008 | 3 | Crohn's | Name your poison...Take your pick,everything under the sun. | Definitely stole my youth ! This after the better part of 13 yrs on this drug,as well as the rest of the "worthless poison" (crohn's drugs).I still take it,i still hate it! Feel for young people who have to take it...God bless the folks who have had to take this poison for 15-30 + years . | M | 29 | 13 years | 12/28/2005 | 1 | autoimmune disease | I simply hate my body. I've never was over weight, but now I'm carrying alot more weight. I'd gladly change drugs if could shed this weight. | F | 54 | 13 years 1X day | 1/12/2012 | 3 | Myasthenia Gravis | acne, stretch marks, hair loss, moon face, cateracts, extreme thinning of skin, scars don't heal, insomnia | I've been taking 15mg every other day for 10 years. Recently experiencing increase in MG symptoms and am supposed to start a taper course tomorrow - 60mg every day for 6 days, 40mg for 6 days, 30mg for 6 days and then 30mg every other day as maintenance for a while. I've been through IVIG and plasmapheresis several times and don't know what else to do to get the MG under control, but 60mg seems like a pretty high dose. Oh how I wish someone would figure out how to cure these autoimmune diseases! | F | 37 | 12 years | 7/6/2006 | 5 | COPD; ASTHMA | life savIng | it's the only way to effectively manage information and this beast diseases of chronic nature(s) | F | 65 | 10 years 5 mg | 10/11/2015 | 1 | Persistent chronic severe asthma | Weight gain, severe joint pain, hip pain, depression, chest pains, blood clots, insomnia, anxiety, low immune system, temp. Diabetes, thyroid lump, right leg numbness. | F | 39 | 10 years 60mg | 4/9/2014 | 1 | Auto immune disease- SLE | Took this from 1997-2008 with no break. Almost every side effect. Amounts varied during those years. Ruined my life more than disease. Off of it for 6 years but too much damage done. Had to take again in 2014. Tried not to but disease symptoms made it difficult. Can prevent death from disease but may not be worth it due to the short and long term side effects. Self-tapering after 2 months, want off of it ASAP. Will choose death next time. | It's horrible and will ruin your life on high amounts or over long periods of time. Try to avoid. I am prepared to die than take this drug anymore. | F | 33 | 10 years 60-2.5 | 12/10/2014 | 1 | asthmatic since childhood | The ten year span has been off and on and each time it would clear my lungs but then I would experience sever acne on my chest, back, shoulders and face, headaches, weight gain, increased appetite, mood swings, panic attacks, hair loss and dark nails....I refuse to ever take this again unless I'm unconscious and its giving intravenous. | F | 44 | 10 years 30 | 4/23/2013 |
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)