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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PREDNISONE | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Poison ivy in throat | She was my fiance of 11 years nothing first day second day felt better third day 4th of July high energy at family event fourth day did not feel like herself she said very high energy and rash around mouth happy day after very small argument that night she hung herself in our backyard and did not survive she was a very happy young woman with no reason to do this she had many many friends and family that supported her 7,5,2015 | She had to take prednisone because her throat was going to swell shut nobody was warned of possible side effects like suicide or suicidal thought if you are on prednisone or know somebody who is please warn them before it's too late | F | 30 | 4 days Large dos | 9/1/2015 | 1 | Ulcerative Colitis | Dizziness, insomnia, irritability, nightmares, fatigue, appetite increase, immune system suppression, fainting | the side effects heavily outweigh the benefits of this medicine. It is killing me slowly. | M | 19 | 4 months 40 mg | 8/30/2015 | 1 | severe allergic reaction to poison | while on it/and after stopping it double vision/blurred vision after stopping it suicidal thoughts,nausea,vomiting,high blood pressure,high heart rate ,anxious,weak,felt like passing out,swollen eyes,red face swollen face,still itchy, lumps on body | horrible horrible drug.almost committed suicide but knew it wasn't me.lucklily Dr. saw me and knew it was side effect from prednisone. he told me to NEVER take it again | F | 59 | 19 days 20mg 2X day | 8/30/2015 | 1 | Lupus | Fatigue blurried vision dry skin Really BAD EXTREMELY ITCHING ALL OVER THE BODY | F | 54 | 4 days 3x5mg | 8/28/2015 | 1 | Carpo tunnel syndrome | Anxiety , craving sweets, renal failure, muscle and joint weekness, vomiting look like black coffee grinds, difficult breathing, No meat appetite only craving for sweets which caused high blood sugar, eye lid damage due to sun explosure, caused bizarre mental activity . I needed a two month stay in the hospital to flush drug out . It's been over a year and half now . I still have muscle and joint weekness and eyelid Problems, at times tired . Wished my doctor Warned me of possible side effects or did More tests on me before giving me the pregnozone . I had some complications and saw him a few days after my last dosage . He said I was fine . I didn't taper we off. When he gave me the drug all he told me is I'm giving you some strong stuff . | M | 54 | 5 days 5o mg | 8/21/2015 | 3 | Allergic reaction to hair dye | I've been put on this medication 2 times in my life, the first time I don't remember having any bad side effects, this time I had trouble sleeping, night sweats, dizziness, headache, was really uncomfortable all the time, like clostrophobic almost. | Today I took my last dose of this medication, I was put on it for contact dermatitis from having my hair dyed recently, apparently I am allergic to hair dye...awesome. lol. I give it a 3 because it did get rid of my rash, but the side effects are awful. If needed I will take it again, but I hope this is the last time I'll need to. | F | 32 | 5 days 20mg Taper | 7/29/2015 | 5 | I've been diagnose with MG | Moon face, weight gain, mood swing, hungry, tons of energy, anxiety, hot flashes and sweating a lot | This drug has help me swallow so I eat and talk. Has given me energy I never had. Being diagnosed with ALS in April 2014 and MG March 2015 with no cure. I'm thankful that there is a drug like prednisone to keep me alive. | F | 37 | 3 days 70 | 7/12/2015 | 3 | Pnemo6 | Severe insomnia, some times no sleep for over 48 hrs. Very manic, happy all the time. Nevousness, anxiety, heart palpatations. Constant desire to eat. Weight gain and "moon face". | I was in the hospital 9 day's for pneumonia in both lungs. I believe it saved my life. Although the side effects are crazy, I've never felt so good. I'm unusually happy with an abundance of energy. Started on 60mg's followed by a 5mg's decrease every 5 days. Today I'm at 45mg's. Still feeling the same. Today was the first day I missed my dose by 5 hours and started to feel very weak, shaky with the sweats and a very hot flushed feeling in my face. Do not take this medication late! | 49 | 3 months 60mg's | 7/1/2015 | 4 | To fit my hives | Prednisone has caused terrible side affects. Depression, dry mouth, weight gain,mood swings, energy boost then urinary all through night. But it keeps my hives at bay. | Awaiting to see a demotalogolist in July and will be asking to come off. | F | 30 | 6 months 20mg | 6/28/2015 | 3 | radiation pneumonitis | Main side effect was extreme exhaustion. | Started a month long course of 40 mg with 10 mg/week taper. Had to start tapering due to extreme exhaustion starting day 14. Was concerned that this would happen as it did when i was on Dexamethasone. Started tapering today, hoping that this side effect won't last long.since the initial dose was not too long. Gotta say I hate steroids. Now that I'm sure they are the cause of this extreme exhaustion I would have to be EXTREMELY sick to take them again. The benefits don't outweigh the costs. | F | 43 | 14 days 40 mg 1X day | 6/27/2015 | 5 | asthma flare up | Severe mood swings, rage, paranoia, insomnia, buzzed like I had too much caffeine, shaking, rapid heart beat | Prednisone worked wonders for my asthma but really threw me for a loop mentally. I take inhaled steroids regularly so I know that they can cause shakiness and restlessness, however I've never had mental side effects like this! I couldn't concentrate, I couldn't focus, I would go from super happy one second to crying the next. My emotions were all over the place. I barely even have memory of my week on prednisone because my mind was all over the place! That being said, the symptoms went away as soon as I got off the meds, and it really really helped my asthma. I would take it again if I had to, but this time I'd know to expect to feel crazy all week! | F | 15 | 5 days | 6/7/2015 | 3 | Chronic Iritis/uveitis | Horrible/drenching night sweats even with ceiling fan and a/c high, HUNGRY as heck all the time, weight gain, stretchmarks, moon face, flushed cheeks, acne, back aches, frequent urination every hr at night, depression/suicidal thoughts, some insomnia exteme some nights, moody, PMS is more extreme than usual w/periods 1-2 days early. I'm also type 2 diabetic (well controlled A1c 5.9% w/no meds), but w/prednisone glucose running SUPER high in 200s often. Now back on insulin (fast acting and lantus) and have to take A LOT to get #s down before they spike again. | This is what is happening on a low dose of prednisone of 20mg 2x daily for 2 months. Dr doesn't want to increase because of bad glucose #s. Prednisone helping Iritis to stabilize with low flare, but not go away. When prednisone reduced to 10mg 2x daily Iritis flare increased again. Sucks! | F | 39 | 2 months 20mg 2X day | 5/10/2015 | 2 | Sarcoidosis | veracious appetitie; weight gain, glucose explosion, insomnia, irritability (even with anti-depressants). | So far, this time I'm on it for 8 months....I've put back on EVERY pound I lost (over 20lbs) and my sugar is through the roof. Now Dr wants to put me on meds for diabetes!!! My appetite is continuous and my stomach looks like I'm 10 mos pregnant. I hate this stuff....and I hate that it creates more problems needing more medications....it's a vicious circles that never seems to end.... | F | 58 | 6 months 10 1X day | 4/20/2015 | 4 | Temporal Arteritis | On 40 mg, emotional meltdowns everyday, nervous wreck. Weight gain, always hungry. Muscle cramps. Suppressed immune system. Tapered down to 22.5mg and the meltdowns went away. | I am tapering down now, from 40mg down to 22.5mg. A long and slow process because of the Temporal Arteritis. I now have a kidney infection and shingles because the doctor believes the Prednisone has suppressed my immune system and I wasn't able to fight the illnesses off. I don't have a choice of medicines; if I didn't have Prednisone I could be facing blindness or stroke because of the Temporal Arteritis. So, there are good things and bad things about Prednisone. It depends on the illness and the particular person. | F | 63 | 3 months 40 mg 1X day | 4/18/2015 | 1 | prevent allergic reaction | Swelling of hands feet ankles (10lbs in 2 days), sores in mouth and throat, severe muscle cramps and aches unable to sleep unable to eat. | Stopped taking the prednisone after 3 ER doctors and 2 clinic doctors (in a week) didn't believe that the prednisone was causing all my problems finally got to see my dr and he had to give me lasix to remove all the fluid he has never had a person have these side effects from prednisone and can only treat my symptoms. | F | 29 | 5 days 20 | 4/7/2015 | 1 | Back pain | Felt great the first 2 days then...Muscle aches all over, especially back and neck. Whole body tremors, shortness of breath, chest pains, blurred vision, changes in hearing, irritability, fatigue, anxiety, insomnia,jitters, unable to drive, very dizzy and faint, feelings of doom and feeling like you're going insane, crying, migraine headaches. Unable to focus, trouble speaking, dry mouth, stomach pain. | 2nd day off it and feeling worse than ever. Never felt this terrible in my life! I just want my life and my mind back! I could've dealt with back pain without this med. I feel like I'm dying and going insane. Will this feeling ever stop? Feels like it's only getting worse. Missed work today due to insomnia, body tremors, hysteria and hallucinations at night. Called doctor and was told that this is not tested to predisone and consider anti depressants. I will not become a pill junkie and kill my mind completely. I hope I'll feel better soon. I have a 9 month old baby to raise. She deserves a mom who's not on anti depressants . | F | 33 | 10 days 30 mg | 3/23/2015 | 1 | Severe asthma flare up | It momentarily saved my life, but next time, WILL CHOOSE DEATH! Went to the ER after 5 days of struggling to breath. Was given 20mg every 12 hours for 6 days. While on: Mood swings, Rage,Insatiable Appetite, Headaches, Anxiety, Shortness of Breath, Insomnia, Dangerously HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, Numbness in limbs. AFTER STOPPING this medication without taper (the DR said it was fine) I THOUGHT I WAS DYING. EXTREME pain all over body. Hurt to the touch. General mental disconnect. Cold and shivering. Muscle pain and weakness. Confusion. Sleep disturbance. DANGEROUSLY LOW BLOOD SUGAR. | Next time, I will choose death. This drug is horrible. | F | 29 | 6 days 20mg X2day | 3/9/2015 | 1 | Inflammation of the scalp | Anxious, jittery, couldn't swallow, couldn't sleep when I did I felt like I couldn't breathe. Joint pain, diarrhea weight loss. Off balance and feel out of it. Dry mouth | It's been 9 months since I stopped this horrible drug and I'm still not better. Anxiety is better but now dealing with ear pressure and vertigo that I never had before. | F | 36 | 2 days | 2/19/2015 | 1 | mild cough | I started taking prednisone not knowing why the dr prescribed it. It has been horrible night sweats,light headed nausea and I feel scared for my life. Its been 3 days after and i still feel very strange weird. Lots of anxiety! Why didnt he ever tell me why i was put on this horrible drug. How long am i going to feel like this. I feel like im in an earthquake my brain feels weird and i feel like im a walking zombie | never would i take this medication again. | F | 33 | 6 days 20 mg | 2/16/2015 | 1 | Poison Ivy | Disabling depression, thoughts of death, hallucinations, boiling stomach, burning intestines, headaches, limp arms and legs, insomnia, anxiety, UTI, teeth pain, blurry vision, and scared to be left alone. | This drug turned my life into a nightmare. I had a gastroenterologist work to get my guts normal again, a psychiatrist to get my mental issues resolved and a counselor to help me rebuild my ability to live without complete dependence on my family. I Will Never Take This Drug Again. Had I known these side effects I would have never taken this for poison ivy. This drug should be very restricted for use. Doctors should ask more questions before writing a RX for this. If you have a history or family history of anxiety or depression you need to be very careful with this drug. | F | 42 | 5 days 40 MG | 2/14/2015 |