PREDNISONE Reviews (PREDNISONE)Average Rating: 2.5 (617 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare PREDNISONE with similar:
Type: Rx Drug
|
Results are sorted by Date added. Key to Ratings: 1=LOW (I would not recommend taking this medicine.) Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 |
More on PREDNISONE: Reviews Summary | FDA Adverse Event Summary
| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PREDNISONE | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 2 | Flu | Heartburn and a fluttery feeling in my chest like my heart was palpitating but not quite. Bathroom issues. Crushing chest pain when tapering. Moodiness. I do not have the issues with weight or bloating. | When I tried to taper the first time and went from 2 pills down to 1 my chest felt like it was crushing in on me, thought I was having a heart attack or a 200lb man was standing on my chest. Dr said we came off them too soon - I had tested positive for the flu so we repeated the 7 day cycle and yesterday I went from 3 down to 2 and experienced that same crushing feeling only not as bad and it went away after 2 hours. This stuff is freaking me out and I cant wait to be off it. 60mg for 2 days, 40mg for 3 days then 20mg for 2 days is the taper for the second round. | F | 42 | 7 days 60/40/20 1X day | 3/16/2010 | 3 | unidentified rheumatic disorder | fat face, bad headache, muscle pain, overall ill feeling, increased appetite, weight gain, dizziness | I did a strenuous mountain bike ride on day 4 of my taper and got really, really ill afterwards. awful headache, high pulse for several hours, hot flashes, dizziness. For the reason that I was prescribed it- worked wonders! I'm going to look for any alternative to this med from now on... :( | F | 30 | 4 days 10m 3X day | 3/12/2010 | 1 | Crohn's | Acne, really bad scarring, thinned skin. Moon face. Weight gain. Stretch marks. Hair loss. | The combination of severely drying out your skin, giving you acne, and decreasing your ability to heal gives prednisone the potential to permanently and significantly alter the appearance of your face. I've spent tens of thousands of dollars going to dermatologists trying to repair my skin, but nothing works. Just wish I could go back in time and not take this drug. To me this is invaluable. I would rather be a self-confident janitor with clear, unscarred skin than a successful musician with an ugly scarred face. The fact of the matter, I know from experience, is that your appearance is the most important thing to your life, especially when your young. | M | 18 | 7 months | 2/2/2010 | 1 | Uterine Swelling | Withdrawals after only 5 days of taking it and trying to get off it landed me in the ER last night. Trying to taper off as fast as I can. Puffy "moon face", profuse sweating, nausea, pounding heart, uncontrollable blood sugar swings (both up and down), gained 10 lbs in five days (didn't think that was physically possible!), bloated stomach, tremors, sudden high blood pressure... | Unless this is to save your life, don't touch this stuff or you'll end up like so many other people. They're not kidding about this drug. I've dealt with side effects before but this stuff is downright dangerous. If you're hypoglycemic or diabetic, find an alternative. Please be safe everybody... | F | 36 | 6 days | 2/1/2010 | 4 | sinusitis | insomnia, racing heartbeat, active mind | This drug is not that bad!!!! It is the ONLY thing that clears my sinuses. I have been on it for 2 months, and didn't gain any weight or have any skin problems. The insomnia goes away after awhile. | F | 29 | 60 days | 1/31/2010 | 1 | suspected asthma (but chest inf) | About 4 days after finishing the 5 day course, came out in huge, itchy rash all over my body - looked like measles. Also, can't stop eating, puffy face, double chin and feel really low, tearful, depressed. Been off it almost 2 weeks but still feel & look awful. | My doctor prescribed penicillin at the same time as the Pred. He thinks my allergic reaction is due to that as side effects with Pred are "rare". However, I've taken penicillin before and had no bad side effects. This was my first and only time on Pred - will never take again. Truly awful. I was on 30mg for 5 days - then stopped. Wasn't warned that suddenly stopping can be dangerous. The skin rash and crazy hunger didn't start immediately - 4 days after coming off it and still ongoing! When will it subside, I wonder?? Please soon!! | F | 43 | 5 days | 1/29/2010 | 4 | Churg-Strauss, Giant Cell Arteritis | Side Effects: sudden weight gain, central obesity, hypertension, sore/weak muscles, diabetes mellitus, decreased libido/impotence, depression, osteopenia, easy bruising, hyperlipidemia, abdominal striae, leg edema, extreme fatigue, I get seriously out of breath with only mild activity - like walking to the restroom. inability to focus, memory issues, dry eyes where nothing helps, back problems - spasms, depression, moon face, buffalo hump | I wouldn't take it if I didn't have to in order to stay alive. My doctor told me I would be sacrificing quality of life for quantity of life - she was right. I am thankful, as problematic as it is, that it is there. I also take Imuran. My doctor said it is likely that I will never be able to get below 10mg prednisone daily. | M | 54 | 4 years | 1/27/2010 | 1 | Colitis | Couldn't sleep the whole seven months I took it. Got high blood pressure and never had any problems with that before. | Constant hunger and even though I am a slim guy I gained a lot of weight. Never had a problem with my weight before. Not even around holidays. Got acne and my face got real large and swollen. Was losing my hair. I looked very sick. My wife was embarrassed to go places with me, she stopped asking. Can say for certain we wouldn't be married if she were just meeting me today. You learn things about people on this drug. | M | 39 | 7 months | 1/27/2010 | 1 | Ulcerative colitis | Acne, hair loss, 70lb weight gain, stretch marks, insomnia, mood swings, thinning of skin, dry skin | If you've seen that episode of South Park where Kyle, Stan, and Cartman play World of Warcraft all day and get fat and ugly and their skin covered with acne, that's sort of what prednisone does for you. | M | 27 | 9 months | 1/13/2010 | 1 | Crohn's | Low sex drive, ED, depression, diabetes, thyroid disease, thinning of skin, insomnia, appetite increase, weight gain | M | 32 | 1 years | 1/7/2010 | 4 | eczema covering hands and feet | insomnia, racing thoughts, suicidal thoughts, thinning skin, nausea | my hands and feet were covered with open oozing blisters and cracks in the skin that just kept growing in surface area despite numerous "natural" treatments. home therapy left me with pain when walking and moving hands, green pus coming out of some of the blisters and water became like liquid fire. within a day and a half of taking the meds my hands started turning from bright red to flesh colored again. i also started shedding skin like a snake and was left with a new layer of delicate thin skin. ill take the insomnia and racing thoughts any day over not being able to move my hands without pain and not having to worry about cutting body parts off because i got an infection that wouldnt heal. | F | 32 | 10 days | 1/2/2010 | 1 | Crohn's disease | Cushing's Syndrome, major weight gain, heart palpitations, rosacea | Doesn't help | M | 27 | 2 years | 12/21/2009 | 1 | UC | Extremely blurry vision. Extremely dry eyes. Vision went from -3.25 to -8.50, eyes became dry so can no longer wear contacts. This means huge glasses even when I pay extra for thin lenses. Prednisone basically prematurely ages your entire body. The reason why old people have so many health problems is because when you age you naturally experience the things prednisone does to a person. Hair loss. Thinned skin. Dry skin. Dry scalp. Dry mouth. Stretch marks. | Knowing what I know about UC now, I would never take prednisone. I also would not put blind faith in my gastroenterologist. It's painful to think back at how inept he was. He even would give me rectal exams without a glove and then when I looked at him (because that is a weird thing to do) he would say, Oops, I must've forgot. It's like: if you were giving someone a rectal exam, wouldn't that be the FIRST thing you think of? Personally I would use several. I really think the typical person who becomes a gastroenterologist is either a pervert or someone who's very greedy but could not manage to become a specialist in another field. Usually when you hear about doctors who rape, sexually assault, or commit sex crimes and abuse against their patients, they're gastroenterologists, and more often than not, the ones from third world countries. | F | 19 | | 12/18/2009 | 1 | Possible Vasculitis | Severe Weight Gain - Especially in Abdomen, Severe Dry-Eyes | Do your research before taking this drug! I have been off from this drug for nearly a year, and apparently the side effects will be with me...forever? I was prescribed this medication for a "possible" condition, and left on it for three months - even though it was not improving my symptons. I gained 21% of my then current body weight and my abdomen expanded dramatically. I am 5'3" tall, and at 53 years old had weighed 116 pounds for the prior 34 years! I gained 24 pounds in less than 3 months; and even though I have now lost most of that weight - it never comes off from the abdomen, even with gym workouts 3 times a week and being a former athlete. I also never had a dry-eye condition in my life until being put on this medicine. A year after stopping prednisone, the dry-eye has still not gone away. My eyes are constantly red, feel like there is sand in them, and hurt after a couple hours of using the computer or watching TV. Even using lubricant eye drops every hour doesn't eliminate those conditions. Apparently this is a wonder drug if you have certain problems - but make sure you have a firm diagnosis before agreeing to take it. It sounds like I will never be over the side effects from a drug I should never have been prescribed. | F | 54 | 3 months | 12/17/2009 | 1 | MS | Diabetes, osteoporosis, suicidal depression, acne, weight gain, insomnia, stretch marks. | Someone who takes this drug for five days for dermatitis (usually something that would go away on its own) really has no business reviewing this drug. This is a very dangerous drug. It's like a teenager who does a drug a few times and concludes that there's no negative effects. | F | 35 | | 12/16/2009 | 4 | Dermatitis "of unknown origin" | insomnia was the worst symptom, very minor stomach upset, some moodiness, dizziness at points | I am really shocked at how well I handled this medication. Typically I'm sensitive to prescription meds, and get some heavy side effects. Have to say I think some folks here aren't giving this drug a chance | M | 30 | 5 days | 12/14/2009 | 1 | UC | Hair loss, thyroid disease, blurry vision, severe worsening of vision, headaches, eye pain, dry red eyes, 60lb weight gain, high blood pressure, acne, stretch marks, mood swings, insomnia, increased appetite, sweating, shakiness, anxiety, hand tremors, achy bones. | Didn't help me at all. | M | 40 | 29 months | 12/14/2009 | 1 | Dr said | Acne, loss of interest, feelings of hopelessness, odd skin problems, sweating, dry mouth. | F | 26 | 2 weeks | 12/6/2009 | 1 | CD | Mania, depression, suicide ideation, panic attacks, high blood pressure, weight gain, acne, hair loss, insomnia (not sleeping for days on end) redness in face, | If you ever wanted to ruin someone's life, a good way to do it would be to trick them into taking this garbage. I would rather die than take this again. | F | 33 | | 12/1/2009 | 1 | UC (misdiagnosed) | Depression, rage, thoughts of suicide, cystic acne, acne scars, blotchy skin on face, red eyes, SEVERE dry eye (my eyes barely have any moisture at all now; my eyelids actually stick to my eyes), dry mouth, sweating, high blood pressure, thyroid problem, moon face. Before, when I heard about side effects of drugs, I thought about things like headache, GI symptoms maybe--not these sorts of things can cause--and prednisone can do much more this! What is outrageous is that I've had doctors go out of their way to tell me minor symptoms for safe drugs--but in this case my doctor simply lied to me (to get me to comply) and told me this very dangerous drug was actually safe.... | Anyone who tells you pred is safe is nuts, lazy, or simply doesn't care about you. This might not be a bad drug to take if you're 80 years old, but if you're young, prednisone could really, really mess up your life. I wish I had known that...it really, really messed up mine. I was told it was safe (by my doctor at the University of Iowa, Anne Sullivan); at that time I thought you could trust doctors. I was wrong. She proved that to me. I had perfect skin, now I have blotchy, scarred skin--which is a great thing to have when you're 18, right? (I was also put on Imuran, had a neoplasm develop on my face, so also have large surgical scar on a very prominent portion of my face.) I used to actually get compliments on my complexion, now people just wonder what happened to me. Turns out I didn't even have UC--had nothing seriously wrong with me. (Advice: If you're diagnosed with UC or CD, definitely, definitely get a second opinion, particularly if you're diagnosed at the University of Iowa) | M | 18 | 7 months | 11/27/2009 |