PREDNISONE Reviews (PREDNISONE)Average Rating: 2.5 (606 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare PREDNISONE with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PREDNISONE | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Asthma | I will NEVER take this poison toxic deadly drug again. I was given it in hospital and very shortly after felt terrible. Sickness, mood swings from raging (could have ripped a wall down) to feeling weird spaced out. Shaking, tremours. I was near bouncing off the walls in my head.I was shouting and very aggitated. Was sick and stomach was so very painful. I was itching all over my legs and arms felt burning. They give me some allergic reaction medicine tthriough an IV and after seeing the consultant on the ward was given Hydro cortisone through IV. That made me feel moody, nausea, headache and period early. Stomach cramps but compared to prednisone not even a quarter as bad. This drug should be banned!! | NEVER take this poison again. | F | 54 | 1 days 10mg 3X day | 1/9/2015 | 2 | Severe chest infection, back pain | Moodiness, headaches, severe mood swings, feeling a sense of doom. | Does it's job but I hate the mental side effects. | F | 27 | 1X day | 1/8/2015 | 4 | Sarcoidosis | Weight gain whole body tremors， mood swings,memory loss،dizzyness bruises, insomnia | F | 31 | 6 months 20 | 12/29/2014 | 1 | ear felt clogged | I was OK until the tapering off. At that time I experienced severe uncontrolled tremors throughout my entire body. Episodes of tremors continued for about six months. Completely disabling. Also did not unclog ear | I think a new pathway was kindled iny brain ad I now have tremors in my legs all the time almost four years later. I also get panic attacks with any Lind of medication that sedates. Prior to prednisone I was fine. | F | 52 | 7 days 20mg | 12/25/2014 | 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 | 2 | Rheumathoid Arthritis Flare up | I started taking prednisone pack for 10 days, at the ER,then given. A shot through. My IV fluid, then after a month. I WAS admitted to the ER. Once again. And given prednisone 10MG,then they raised it to 15 mg. For about a month, and now I stopped it with Dr's instructions to go from 15mg to 10mg for 1 week then 5 mg for one week then 2.5 for 3 days. During the course I was feeling very angry, my period was early and only lasted 2 days,I was nauseated, my stomach was burning and I had lots of stomach pains, I couldn't sleep I was getting heartburn and I was vomiting stomach acid! But I stopped that over 15 days ago and I am extremely hungry, and I feel Very emotional, and very tired,And I am very frustrated because. I'm scared to gain weight after I struggled to loose over 100lbs over the course of 4 years. Does anyone know how long would I experience this type of side effect, also I will never ever take steroids again!! Now I'm on Humira and Methotrexate and sulfazine and Plaquenil and clorocolonile! | F | 36 | 1 months 15mg | 12/6/2014 | 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 | 5 | Multiple Sclerosis Progressive | Not a fan of steroids since a bad reaction in 2008 to Solu Medrol IV but so far only thing I notice is not being able to sleep ( but that's not a bad thing since I suffer from MS Fatigue) and I do see some puffiness from the meds in my face and stomach but I'm offsetting that with diet/tea and it's helping some. I'm going to see this to day 12. I wish I had done his sooner. I was never going to touch any steroids again but glad I did this time. | I'm on a 12 day treatment of starting out with a certain amount then downsizing to a few. I stayed away from this drug since a horrible reaction from Solu Medrol in 2008 when I was first diagnosed. I have suffered years from pain and inflammation. Pain meds only did so much and I'm very careful with narcotic pain meds I'm given. I caved in and agreed to a 12 day course. I'm on day 7 and I feel wonderful beyond words. I can't believe I allowed myself to go so long in such agony. I hope it lasts awhile. I don't want to do this again but right now the leg pain, nerve pain hip pain..are gone. I'm walking better not like a duck or with a cane. It's so great to feel a bit better. | F | 35 | 12 days 1X day | 11/22/2014 | 1 | shrink tumors | 40mg..urination..extreme agitation..mood change. Didn't feel like myself. Extreme depression. Didn't want to leave room. 3rd week..I kept looking in mirror. I didn't recognize myself. Hallucinations. One day i missed pill at bedtime and took it in the a.m. I felt dizzy. .blurred vision.anxiety.i couldn't drive. I tried to get off it myself..and whole body pain.sore throat..fever..I almost went to ER..then I Google side effects and realized all I've been through is medication. Went back on 20mg. 14 days tapering..weight gain so far 15lbs. Moonface..missed period. I'm at 5mg. day #3 for 7 days and scared. 1st day tired body aches ..eye infection..fingers and toes burning sensation..2nd day not hungry extreme fatigue..slept most of day..fever..headache. 3rd day..I bent over heard a pop lower back..and can't move since 9am. It's 1:30pm. Not sure of this is a side effect too. Extreme pain. 4 days left and off..so scared of anymore side effects. | Doctors should explain side effects. Give patients options. This is horrible drug. I would of said NO!! I had no idea what was happening to me. Until I started 20mg..and wanted to go to ER .and i googled side effects. Doctors need to be educated on this drug. Patients should be observed and should where big sign that they are on this drug. Doctors should stress how important it is to not stop drug on your own and needs to be tapered..extremely important not to miss or go.off of schedule...I HATE WHAT THIS DRUG HAS DONE TO MY LIFE. I'm still not done. THANK YOU DOC for not explaining side effects that you knew of and thanks for options. Bobbie | F | 46 | 3 weeks 40mg | 11/10/2014 | 4 | Autoimmune Hepatitis | Hairloss, insomnia, extreme fatigue, irritability, mood swings, depression, moonface, irregular menstural cycles, easily being bruised, shrinking waistline due to a change in fat distribution. | Helped a lot, but also messes up your hormone balance, even long after you stop taking it. Note that the side effects comes with time (not immediately) and increases/decreases with the dosage. When the dosage is below 10 mg/per day most side effects should disappear. | F | 18 | 2 years 10 MG 1X day | 10/23/2014 | 1 | Enlarged thyroid | Appetite went INSANE. ALWAYS hungry! | PROS: most of my skin symptoms went away. CONS: Massive weight gain, EXTREMELY HARD to lose! moon face! my stomach is HUUUUGE but the rest of me is somewhat normal And I have no clue if my thyroid is better because he (DR.)didn't check after course of Prednisone | F | 30 | 30 days ? 1X day | 10/21/2014 | 5 | Colitis | This medication has been a godsend for me. After struggling to get out of bed and make it thru a day of work with excruciating pain and a ton of blood loss I am very thankful for what it has done for me. To avoid weight gain while taking prednisone I have always gone on the paleo diet which is very beneficial in reducing inflammation. Dandelion Tea helps to rid the body of the water retention that comes along with taking it as well. The paleo diet helps because you can eat quite a lot while on it and it will not affect the number on the scale. | F | 29 | 4 weeks 40mg - 0 m | 10/11/2014 | 3 | pneumonia | Vision loss(peripheral) happened once and scared the heck out of me, the worst smelling gas I have ever had!!! soreness, joint pain, extreme lower back pain, weight gain, insomnia, hunger, bloating, constipation I gained 15lbs on this medication in the first 6 days....it has been 2 weeks now and still haven't lost the water weight yet. | This drug has given me some serious side effects, very scary. I was in the hospital for 6 days getting prednisone through an IV every 8 hours... when I was sent home I was prescribed 20mg 3x a day then 2x a day then 1x a day but I ended up having to stay on 3x a day for over a week because the side effects got worse when trying to slow down. | F | 24 | 2 weeks 20MG 3X day | 10/1/2014 | 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 | 2 | Rheumatoid arthritis | This drug made me gain weight, have moon face, made me angry, had muscle spasms, panic attacks, insomnia, my legs would give out on me, I couldn't function, had to miss alot of school. I stopped because another month or so on it I would have gotten diabetes, luckily I got my blood tested regularly, and the doctor informed me I should start to taper off | This drug barely worked, didn't help with swelling at all. I went from 130lbs to 146lbs in 2months. My blood pressure rose and pule as well to dangerous levels. I was very happy to get off this drug and since then I have lost all the weight I gained. | F | 18 | 3 months 25-30mg 1X day | 9/24/2014 | 1 | back pain | Swelling of face after 2 days of taking this medicine, stopped taking it now extreme body aches, my teeth hurt, my head hurts and my back pain is worse | F | 30 | 6 days | 9/21/2014 | 4 | minimal change disease | Impaired driving, shaking hands and arms, total loss of appetite, increased cataaracts and reduced vision, cognitive problems (loss of memory, loss of executive functioning skills. Lost my job, unable to fully care for self for months until...? | If nephrologists or other specialists do not provide written material and instructions as well as communicating clear information about potential side effects, they should not be able to prescribe it without supervision. | F | 64 | 90 days 60mg 1X day | 9/20/2014 | 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 | 1 | gout | Mood swings moonface feel like shit cant sleep just sht | 57 | 1 months 25mg | 8/13/2014 | 4 | Poison Oak | During the time I took the prednisone I could not sleep. Full of energy. After being off of it I have had heartburn and the burning with urination but do not have a UTI. Plus my skin feels dry and itchy. I will never take this medication again. | F | 54 | 14 days 10 MG 1X day | 8/12/2014 |