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 |
| 1 | Lupus | Hair loss, acne, weight gain, mood swings, rapid heart beat, stretch marks, shakiness, insomnia | Prednisone is the worst medication I've ever taken. | M | 37 | 7 months | 7/15/2009 | 1 | Kidney failure | Uncontrollable rage, feelings of hopelessness, acne, very red face (like someone with rosacea) | M | 57 | 4 months | 7/6/2009 | 1 | UC | Sexual side effects, really bad acne, dry eyes that no longer produce tears much at all (so can't wear contacts), profuse sweating (which still hasn't gone away), 60lb. weight gain (in the midsection mostly it seems, which is really hard to lose) | As a gay male, this was just about the worst drug I could've been given. I basically already had my UC in control, through diet; I hadn't had the disease long and was just learning about diet; then my doctors gave me this (and told me not to worry about my diet, idiots that they were): prednisone ended up ruining my skin (my face is now scarred and discolored)--which really affects your self-esteem. Also the drug did nothing for me. I ended up putting my disease in remission with just a very clean diet (no dairy, almost no sugars, no red meat) and taking probiotics religiously. So the side effects, the permanent scarring with which I'll now have to live forever, were for no reason. I really recommend others not put blind faith in whatever your doctor says; there are really some morons out there--and prednisone is a really horrible drug under the care of a moron. | M | 6 months | 7/4/2009 | 1 | MS | Mania, confusion, severe hot flashes, insomnia | DO NOT TAKE PREDNISONE!! | F | 31 | 8 days | 7/3/2009 | 1 | UC | Nervous breakdown, cystic acne and acne scars, 80lb weight gain, dried out eyes | | 6/30/2009 | 1 | Allergic reaction | it made me emotionally unstable | I almost killed myself, be careful with this stuff. It's much more dangerous than most other drugs. | F | 32 | 4 days | 6/24/2009 | 3 | Lupus, ITP | On high doses(15-60mg) - mood swings, "hot and cold" personality, depression, angered easily, sweating, photosensitivity, weight gain, bloating. On lower doses (10mg every other day- or 5 mg a day) Not too many side effects | I've been on prednisone for 5 years now. It helped my immune system from attacking itself. It does a good job in taking care of the problem, but it comes with alot of side effects. If you're able to handle the effects then this medication is for you. If not, you may want to consider the other options. (And don't even get me started on the HORRIBLE after taste that's left in your mouth after you swallow the pill! haha! You all know what i'm talking about!!!) | F | 21 | 5 years | 6/21/2009 | 3 | Severe allergic reaction | Symptoms subsided after second day taking 40 mg. About 8 hours on second day of a 5 day prescription anger went overboard. Yelling and screaming hateful things. | M | 49 | 2 days | 6/21/2009 | 1 | Systemic lupus | Weight gain, belly fat, stretch marks, hot flashes, severe migraines, moon face | Wouldn't take again. | F | 27 | | 6/21/2009 | 1 | F | | 6/19/2009 | 1 | UC | At first mania, impulsiveness, and insomnia. Then rage, mood swings, acne, weight gain, stretch marks, dry mouth, and eye pain. | This drug is crap, plain and simple. | F | 28 | 3 months | 6/13/2009 | 1 | Severe allergic reaction | First it worked like a charm. Twenty minutes after the doctor gave me a shot of Prednisone my severe allergies and asthma went away completely. I felt awesome. I had TONS of energy. Then, starting the next day, taking the tablets, it was like being a psychotic person on cocaine. I couldn't sleep, or eat, my mind was racing out of control. A week on the drug and I came down with a horrible flu with high fever, chills and vomiting that took me a month to get over. | I took it for about a week and it made me emotionally and physically sick. The warnings indicate this drug suppresses your immune system rather severely. I got an incredible case of the stomach flu within a week and it took me a month to get over it. I would never take it again, unless I was dying and it was the only option left... but probably not even then since it will most likely hasten the process of dying! | F | 42 | 7 days | 6/13/2009 | 1 | Autoimmune disorder | 70lb weight gain, fast heart beat, acne, dry mouth, profuse sweating | M | 25 | 7 months | 6/9/2009 | 2 | Kidney Disease FSGS | Ruined my body externally. Extreme Weight gain like 20-40 lbs in a matter of 1 or 2 weeks. Stretch marks all over body including arms and legs. Mood swings and irritability. Hunchback, moon face, acne on face and chest. i was taking 80 mg per day now take 10 per day went through an extreme withdrawal period with shakes. | wouldnt recommend very high dosages. | F | 16 | 1 years | 6/8/2009 | 1 | Lupus | I gained 60lbs while on this stuff!! HAIR LOSS! - and it doesn't seem to be growing back...crying all the time, really bad acne (even on my back and legs), the chills. | You have to really consider the negative effects of this drug before taking it. Weight gain isn't just superficial: being over weight is really bad for your health. I have been thin my whole life, and yet on this drug I quickly packed on 60lbs. I've tried working out, but one thing prednisone does is change the way your body stores fat, so even though I have lost some of the weight, I still have a big belly from using prednisone. Very irritating because prednisone didn't even help me and fat around your midsection is an indicator of poor health. | F | 31 | 8 months | 6/7/2009 | 1 | Bronchitis | Weak Legs, Racing Heart, Dizzyness, Dry Mouth | Not A Good Med | M | 33 | 10 days | 6/6/2009 | 1 | Lupus | Psychosis, acne, irregular heart beat, chest pain, high blood pressure, weight gain, moon face, buffalo hump | F | 4 | | 6/5/2009 | 1 | Crohn's disease | Very strange side effects !! Very terrible mood swings, happy one minute, wanting to die the next. I also had night sweats, insomnia, gained 30lbs in just months, insatiable appetite, lots of stretch marks, shaky hands, thin skin (like tissue paper, just like the previous comment said). | DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG. It is absurd to me that people can whine about drugs like marijuana and not something like prednisone, which is much more dangerous, especially if your doctor doesn't know what he or she is doing--then you're screwed. | F | 26 | 3 months | 6/2/2009 | 4 | 4-Interstitial Lung disease - HP | Moon face, fluid retention/water weight gain over all body especially the torso area and feet and ankles, hsve stretch marks on torso too, skin is very thin (like tissue paper) it tears and bruises easily, have 2 camel's hump on back, get fevers, get bone chilling cold, get clamy, get day and night sweats, hair is thinner, loss of appetite, very weak muscles, have cataract in one eye, eye pressure is slightly raised in both eyes, get dizzy, have diabetes, high blood pressure, osteoporosis, broken bones take a long time to heal (broken foot took 10 mos to heal, fractured sternum took 4 mos to heal), infections take a long time to heal since I have no immune system. high cholesterol | Prednisone saved my life. I started taking it in 2002 - 10 days in a row at a time every few mos. I then took it daily starting in 2003 until present. It reduced the inflammation in my lungs and now keeps my lungs stable. I have permanent lung damage (pulm fibrosis) and will probably need to take it the rest of my life. I have tried Imuran and Cellcept while on prednisone to see if either drug could keep my lungs stable. Neither worked for me. I happy to be alive and deal with side effects as they come along. | F | 54 | | 5/25/2009 | 1 | Ulcerative colitis | Major depression, loss of interest in everything, yellow skin, cystic acne, high blood pressure, tremors, weight gain. | Prednisone can cause serious mental illness. I had no idea a drug for a physiological health problem could do this. Doctors really have an obligation to tell patients these things. Unfortunately, for my doctors, I had scum. | M | 18 | | 5/24/2009 |