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| 4 | Rare Blood Disease | ** update: stopped taking prednisone couple of months ago, wanted to let everyone know that the side effects DO go away. if you've got the puffy face, once you get under 10mg's it starts to go down and once you're off the meds completely, give the pred a couple weeks to leave your system. i was left with no lasting effects. no weight gain. no acne. ** - stay positive! | F | 26 | 8 months 50MG 1X day | 7/15/2012 Patient History | 3 | muscle weakness, presumed infection | Weight gain, bloating | I gained 15 lb. the first week. My face bloated like a balloon. I felt weak and couldn't think clearly. Tapering dose from 60 mg. to 10 mg., then off. I'm not sure if it actually helped or not. It took about 6 to 8 months to get rid of the weight and bloating. I was embarrassed to look so bloated but thankfully it was temporary. Dr. told me next time to avoid all sugar and salt to alleviate the bloating and extreme weight gain while on this drug. | F | 57 | 6 weeks 60 taper 1X day | 7/13/2012 | 1 | 1X day | 6/3/2012 | 4 | Post-Op Spine Surg Pain/Neuralgias | I have suffered from bilateral Atypical Trigeminal Neuralgia (ATN) & bilateral Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN) for 25 years, Occipital Neuralgia (ON) for nearly a year, & a partially successful lower lumbar Fusion, Discectomy, & Laminectomy for four years. I have recently again taken a Medrol Dose Pack about two weeks ago (six day duration) and put on Prednisone 50 MG for seven more days (as of a few days ago). I have noticed quite a bit of gastric/abdominal pain and foul smelling flatulence due to using Prednisone. It also makes me weepy, grumpy, etc. Although it seems to be helping, I will be glad to come off of it again. If there is an up side, it's that I can go to the restroom much easier than without. All my other daily meds and pain meds don't allow me to do so easily. | F | 42 | 7 days 50 MG | 5/6/2012 | 4 | poison Ivy/Rash | Fatigue, slight weight gain, Moodiness, Joint pain (only at highest dose) | I had a really bad allergic reaction to poison ivy and was put on prednisone immediately. Within a week, my rash completely went away. The symptoms really weren't that bad. I started at 40mg for 2 days, then 30 mg for 2 days, 20 mg for 2 days and 10 mg for 2 days. The side effects were pretty minimal for how much it helped me in such a short amount of time. | F | 27 | 8 days 40 - 10mg 1X day | 5/2/2012 | 3 | Bells Palsy | Vivd dreams, manic energy, loose stool, insomnia | I tried deflecting having to take this but I was warned of potential permanent facial nerve damage. Any pain I was having dissipated and am waiting now for my face muscles to revive. One thing the prednisone helped was my winter excema disappeared. As a Nurse, I feel sorry for those who must take this longterm and would encourage asking MDs about alternatives. In my experience, it is over-prescribed.....and, NEVER say "Whatever you say,doctor." | M | 48 | 7 days 60mg wean 1X day | 4/18/2012 | 5 | Bronchitis | It immediately helped my lungs and eventually got rid of the bronchitis. I had no side effects to speak of. | I was on a 5-day course of it after going to the ER for bronchitis. It knocked out the symptoms in about 2 days. | M | 49 | 5 days 20 MG. 1X day | 4/7/2012 | 1 | Prescribed for neck injury | Extreme anger issues, suicidal thoughts, unpredictable mood changes. Insomnia, | It did help to subdue the pain, but the side effect risks far outweigh the pain relief benefit | M | 30 | 6 days 20 2X day | 4/5/2012 | 1 | Muscle pain - PMR | Huge weight gain of 50 pounds in first month. Another 10 pounds in second month. Did not change 1200 calorie daily diet either. Entire body swelled up like a balloon, my head looked like it weighed 50 pounds alone. Hump back. Huge blubber under chin making it look like I have no neck. I was an attractive woman before this drug. Now I am UGLY!! Been off for three weeks, done tons to lose weight and it is not going away. No sleeping either, kept me awake 24/7, caused my cancer to come out of remission. Hot, cold, fevers. Confusions, headaches. Extreme anger. Gland pain. Eye pain. | Really horrible drug. Side effects are horrible. | F | 50 | 2 months 50 mg 1X day | 4/5/2012 | 3 | Ms flare up of optic nueritis | Insomnia, euphoria, increased energy This is my 4th time taking prednisone regimen for vision problems due to ms. Have also experienced increased appetite, heart palpitations and high blood pressure on this medication | F | 32 | 6 days 20mg | 3/27/2012 | 5 | Lupus | Ansomnia, the worst, waking up at 3 am and not being able to get back to sleep. Anxious, moody, puffy face and of course weight gain. | Pros: Helped my lupus immensely. I call it the wonder drug with many side effects. It is not for everyone, but it helped me. Now I am on mycophenalate and off the prednisone but I feel the back pain that I never had while on prednisone as well as joint pain. | F | 48 | 1 years 5 1X day | 3/16/2012 | 5 | Severe ezcema | This stuff is brilliant. Not only does it clear my eczema without fail (this is after using eumovate cream for 15 yrs but the side effects are great. Imagine being prescribed a legal drug that feels like amphetamine! Happy, lots of energy. Restless at night but can still sleep. Drawback is I can get a little manic/aggressive. Oh well, can't have it all. | M | 35 | 3 weeks 20mg | 3/10/2012 | 5 | Lupus | No bad side effects at all. | At my dose it really doesn't work. Doctors are reluctant to give more. I just did a 6 day burst and at 60mg and then 40mg my pain decreased, my itching almost went a way, I slept real good for a change and I started losing weight. When I got down to 20mg I started feeling bad again, the pain and itching was worse then ever by 10mg and I feel worse off now. I also went back up 2 lbs. I know some people have bad side effects from it but I don't and I am suffering so much I am going to beg my doctor to increase it. | F | 61 | 4 years 10mg 1X day | 3/9/2012 | 3 | Rash | Insomnia, too happy, extremely anxious, confusion | Given that my rash had kept me up every night to the point of insanity, this drug helped me to stop itching and I was grateful for that. At first I was very 'happy', somewhat manic I think, numbness of mouth and skin. By the 4th dose I was getting more and more confused and anxious. Heart rate too fast. Finally I'm on my last 10mg. My itching is coming back some but the numbness in my mouth is subsiding and I have a bit more energy. Won't drive though until the confusion goes away. As with any drug, you take it if it helps. Pros and cons to all drugs. | F | 49 | 9 days 60/40/10 1X day | 3/9/2012 | 5 | PA | no side effects! | This medicine works great for me. I started out w/2 pills/day, and ended up with 1/2 pill/2weeks. I had severe joint pain, could barely walk &move around & couldn't sleep at night from pain. I had difficulty breating &laying on my back or sides, but after taking this medicine all my pain disappered! Dr told me to stop prednisone, because it will make me fat, diabetic, will make my skin thin &my bones weak &will give me scars on my eyes, if I continue it. My pain slowly coming back &I'm tempted to take pred., but I'm scared of thse side effects... | F | 27 | 2 months 1X day | 3/5/2012 | 2 | Nephrotic Syndrome (Kidney disease) | Puffyness (the bigger the dose, the puffier i got), blackheads. This drug really affected my growth hormones physically (as i'm only 4 foot 9 at 13 yrs and i come from a fairly tall family). I was prescribed with prednisone at 2 yrs old ( when i was dignosed with Nephrotic syndrome) and took it for 8 yrs. I also suffered immidiate and dramatic mood swings and obvious strength increase. One thing i STRONGLY reccomened for those suffering with similar issues is to simpily close your eyes, take a deep breath followed by counting to 10 slowly and thinking of the funniest thing you've seen on tv ever. This might sound stupid but it always worked for me! Try it! | M | 13 | 8 years 5-60mg | 3/3/2012 | 4 | sinusitis,staph throat | Helped for sinus inflammation better than anything else but only for few weeks.Now will take it for 20days. Side effects are hair loss,acne,racing heart. | M | 30 | 10 days | 2/27/2012 | 4 | ? RA & Lupus | Anything over 10 mg caused me insomnia, anxiety, night sweats and racing heart rate, esp at night | Over the last 2-1/2 yrs, I've been on a pretty constant low 5 mg dose of prednisone. I suffer from horrible joint pain. When I first was put on the higher doses (like 20 plus mg), I thought I was going through the change of life. Anxiety was bad. Dr started me on BusPar, which is a must if I am going to have to be on prednisone. BusPar is non addictive anti anxiety medication, that I've been on for a few years at a time, throughout the last 10 yrs, and have NEVER became addicted. It also does not cause drowsiness.. So many on here are on such high doses. I don't know how anyone can tolerate over 10 mg. Also, I do know for a fact, no matter how slow you taper down/off this med, you WILL have REBOUND PAIN.. Just expect it. I find it best, to stay on one low dose for RA pain control.. It's the up and downs of going on and off, that is the WORST.. I was on a burst, and now tapering down to 5 mg again. NEVER AGAIN. Those burst and tapers are the hardest of me.. I've been in horrible pain for almost 2 weeks now,, just waiting for it to settle down. I have a 10 yr history of this medication. But the last 2-1/2 yrs has been the first time, I've been on it consistently for this long.. In the past, I was just put on bursts and tapers. I suggest, if your Dr puts you on anything more than 10 mg, ask him if a lower dose to start out with, might be better for you. Mood swings comes with the higher doses. For me 5-10 mg wonderful fast pain relief | F | 59 | 2 days down to 7 1X day | 2/23/2012 | 4 | asthma and upper respiratory infect | anxious and jittery, insomnia, feels lik I am exhausted and wired at the same time - I want to sleep but can't - it' slike torture, irritability, severe stomach bloating/gas - to the point that I need bigger clothes, can't put my socks on or tie my shoes! | The ONLY thing that cures my lung inflammation and asthma flare ups when antibiotics fail, my lungs get so inflamed and feel like they are on fire - I wheeze, get short of breath, it literally hurts to breathe - I've tried all the antibiotics you can name, but when they don't get it done, prednisone works | M | 44 | 7 days 20 1X day | 2/17/2012 | 1 | sinus infection | 130 heart rate, 190/120 blood pressure, almost complete loss of ability to walk on day 3, insomnia, general insanity. I was sure I was about to die. Oh, and my eyes turned blood red and jaundiced. Liver damage? If not for some valium and metoprolol I had I would have ended up in the ER. | I had a sinus problem for about 8 months now. It seems to have cleared up, at least the day afterwards, but even if the sinus issue never comes back I will never, ever, EVER take this poison again. It was like a really bad acid trip, combined with getting beaten with a baseball bat. I'd rather live with the post nasal drip. ONLY TAKE IF YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON IT. | 39 | 3 days 40 1X day | 2/8/2012 |