PREDNISONE Reviews (PREDNISONE)Average Rating: 2.5 (617 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare PREDNISONE with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PREDNISONE | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 2 | psoriasis | very sleepless and restless. Also very chatty and anxious. I can't wait to get off this medication. | F | 39 | 1 weeks | 2/7/2005 | 1 | for Ulcerative Colities | Sweating, enlarged belly, moon face, psychosis, muscle weakness, muscle pain, irritable, anxiousness, severe depression | There has to be an alternative out there. | F | 42 | 5 months | 2/3/2005 | 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 | 1 | Myasthenia Gravis | Weight gain, brusing, thinning skin, acne, severe depression and osteoporosis. | Yes, high doses of prednisone do wipe out my symptoms, but I feel like I completely changed due to the steriods. There are many other newer medications out on the market, I would suggest asking your doctor about those instead. | F | 21 | 3 years | 1/31/2005 | 1 | Asthma/Joint inflammation | Severe stomach cramping, stabbing pains in stomach, migraines, inability to focus, loss of depth-perception, violent mood swings, depression, rash, confusion, excessive weight gain. It's a wonder I kept any of my friends! | It didn't help my breathing at all. Years later, when the rheumatologist asked if it helped with my joints I had to tell her that I couldn't be sure. I was so uncomfortable from the medication that I couldn't gague any benefits. The drug made me FAR more uncomfortable than any illness could. I have now been diagnosed wth rheumatoid arthritis and refuse to take Prednisone again. | F | 26 | 3 months | 1/27/2005 | 3 | abpa | Anything one could say. Weight gain. Sleep disturbance. Depression. muscle pain. Easy bruising. Then anerexia total lack of appitite weight loss. Tiredness. Hard to know what is a side effect. | IT is a nasty medicine but is supposed to be effective for it purposes. It is a shame that there are so many side effects. | F | 18 | 60 days | 1/15/2005 | 5 | Autoimmune Hymolytic Anemia | Weight gain, and loss of muscle mass, weakness, fatique. | F | 48 | 7 months | 1/12/2005 | 5 | Autoimmune Hymolytic Anemia | Weight gain, and loss of muscle mass, weakness, fatique. | Taking 150mg daily to suppress the immune system. Autoimmune Hymolytic Anemia is when the white blood cell destroy the red blood. This medication saved my life, I also need 14 blood tranfusions. | F | 48 | 7 months | 1/12/2005 | 2 | Ulcerative Colitis | Sever weight gain. Strech marks all over my body. constant moodswings. | This medicine in a way saved my life and at the same time made it a living hell. When I went back to school after spending 2 weeks in the hospital on 80 mgs of prednisone , my closest friends could'nt recongnize me due the 60lbs weight gain. after two and a half years I have decided finally to remove my colone entirely. | M | 19 | 2 years | 12/28/2004 | 3 | Ulcerative Colitis | Bloated face, bloated abdomen, tire around my waist, sweating at night, crying for no reason, cranky, heartburn. | This is my 6th time taking Prednisone in 14 years - it is the only thing that brings a flare-up under control. My doctor finally advised 6MP as a permanent solution so that I don't have to take Prednisone again. It is an awful drug. While my system gets back to clockwork 12 hours after taking it, the side effects are horrific. If you have the option to take anything else for UC, I'd start immediately on that and skip the Prednisone. It is a dated drug. | F | 28 | | 12/8/2004 | 1 | Sinus Infection | Terrible pressure in back of head. Insomnia. Vertibrae & bones popping. Highly allergic result, still suffering symptoms 5 months after taking for only 5 days. | M | 33 | 5 days | 12/7/2004 | 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 | 3 | Chron's | Appetite and Weight gain :( | F | 4 weeks | 10/29/2004 | 1 | ear congestion/infection | acute and SEVERE panic attacks, anxiety, rapid irregular heart rate put me into a drug induced psychosis have been off work now for 3 months due to the adverse drug reacion | It may do wonders for people who need to to give them a quality to life, but to people like me who just had inflammation due to an ear infection it has run havoc on my body and mind.I would only recommend it for serious illness. | 37 | 4 days | 10/26/2004 | 4 | arthritis | many side effects, but this medication works so well, sometimes you have to take it. | I take it by injection in joint and tendons....hate it, but it works. | 1 days | 10/13/2004 | 2 | head injury, to elimanate swelling | I am having alot of trouble sleeping, alot of heartburn and stomach problems and some dizziness. | F | 50 | 3 days | 9/30/2004 | 1 | ulcerative colitis | weight gain depression fatigue arthritis | hated taking it , felt terrible | F | 33 | 18 months | 9/27/2004 | 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 | 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 | 1 | allergic reaction | Lightheadedness, anxiety, insomnia | It did clear up the allergic reaction. I took 2 days of 30 mg and asked if I could stop. Dr said yes since I felt better. On the second day I started Levaquin for strep and pneumonia. Maybe it was the interaction of the 2, but the side effects increased-anxiety, insomnia for 3 nights, mood swings, nightmares etc. | F | 38 | 2 days | 7/30/2004 |