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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PREDNISONE | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | sore throat | racing heart - pulse of 140 and there seems to be some of the same after discountinuing | M | 69 | 2 days | 10/7/2008 | 3 | severe poison ivy rash | increased appetite | did not work as quickly as i had hoped. i ate a lot and felt awful. but who knows how long my rash would have lasted if i hadn't taken it? | F | 17 | 10 days | 10/2/2008 | 1 | Inflammatory arthritis | High blood sugars, bloated, round face, facial hair, mood swings, bad temper, anxiety, weight gain, swollen feet, ankles and legs, difficulty sleeping, headaches, swollen glands, recurrent infections, etc. | I was taking 40 mg of prednisone for 2 years on a daily basis. At first, it worked great, and really helped my pain and inflammation. Then it became horrible to live with. I turned into a different person. My mood swings and anger were legendary. I was telling off strangers at stores, movie theaters, while waiting in line, anywhere for any little thing. The changes to my physical apperance were appalling. My hair on my head thinned, the hair on my face thickened, my face bloated so bad that I looked like the state puff marshmallow man. My neck resembled an inner tube. My doctors decided just recently that I was having too many complications from the prednisone, especially with my diabetes, so they took me off of it, but I feel that they tapered me down to fast and now that I am off (about 3 weeks) completely, I have constant nausea, loss of appetite, weight loss and peeling skin on my fingers and feet. Very weird. I can't get thru a meal. Anyone else having or have had this problem whe | F | 37 | 2 years | 10/2/2008 | 1 | Asthma | I did not take this but my boyfriend's grandma has taken this off and on for years, and has developed paranoid schitzophrenia from it. She is awful to live with! She constantly thinks the neighbors, family, everyone is plotting against her! She thinks that the home health aid people are trying to "get her" and she thinks she is being poisoned. With the economy as bad as it is with the bank failures, she thinks that the govt is going to keep her $30,000 in the bank. Oy Vey! | Don't take this poison. | F | 92 | 15 years | 9/28/2008 | 1 | CD | Hair loss, acne, major depression, suicidal, memory problems, weight gain, sexual side effects, red eyes, heart palpitations, yellow skin... Go here to read what the Mayo Clinic has to say about the psychiatric effects of corticosteroids: http://www.mayoclinicproceedings.com/inside.asp?AID=4187&UID= Here are some excerpts: "It is important that clinicians in all specialties become aware of the potential psychiatric adverse effects associated with corticosteroids and explain these effects to their patients.""The corticosteroid dosage is the most important risk factor for the development of psychiatric symptoms." "Psychiatric disturbances can occur at any point during corticosteroid treatment, including almost immediately after initiation and even after cessation of treatment." "Patients should be evaluated for any suggestion of suicidality." "Corticosteroid-induced psychiatric disturbances are common and include mania, depression, psychot | "Educating patients about potential adverse effects and asking about such effects at each patient encounter can enhance early intervention for adverse corticosteroid-induced psychiatric reactions." "Although a powerful therapeutic option, corticosteroids are associated with serious adverse effects, both physiologic and psychiatric." "In our literature review, we found that the potential psychiatric adverse effects of corticosteroids span a symptom spectrum from subtle mood changes to full-blown affective syndromes and frank psychosis.""Cognitive deficits, particularly declarative or verbal memory deficits, have been well documented during both long- and short-term corticosteroid therapy." "More severe cognitive impairment consistent with delirium or dementia has also been described." | F | | 9/27/2008 | 1 | Autoimmune Disease | I was on a very high dose; I don't know anyone who's taken such high doses as I did. Side effects: Suicidal ideation, depression, bipolar disorder, large acne cysts that scarred my skin, weight gain, thyroid disease, rapid heart beat, decreased healing ability; dry, red eyes...too many to mention. In short, it ruined my life. | If anyone tells you prednisone is safe, don't believe them. I really wish I had been assigned a different doctor. When I became sick, I was assigned someone, Anne Sullivan, whose medical interests supposedly are adolescents and chronic disease--and because I was an adolescent with a chronic disease, I suspect that's why I was assigned this doctor. She told me prednisone was safe and not to worry about side effects; I believed her, as I would've believed any doctor. I started experiencing side effects right away and the doctors denied them--and now they're permanent, because they refused to treat them. Also: prednisone didn't help my disease at all. In fact, just weeks later I was told I was going to die and my mom and I had to drive five hours all the way back to Iowa City, to the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, to see my doctor. The reason why I, a teenager, was going to do, however, was related to the stupid advice my doctors in the hospital gave me, not my disease. Basicall | F | | 9/22/2008 | 3 | polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) | Devastating side effects. Hair loss with total balding in spots and 30-50% loss over entire scalp, extreme high and low emotional swings, uncontrollable anger outbursts at work and home, insomnia, pounding heart beat in the night, bruising and thinning of skin, moon-face, weight gain, thickening hump on upper spine, extreme food cravings: esp. for meat and protein, energy swings from total fatigue to hyperactivity, bouts of depression. | This medication has both anti-inflammatory properties and is a mind-altering drug as well. My rheumatologist confirmed this. If it were not for the fact that this is the ONLY drug I can find that alleviates the debilitating pain of PMR, I would not take it. The depression, I think, is a result of the extreme hair loss, devastating to women more so than to men. The anger and mood swings it produces alone are not worth taking it for any other reason. It has turned me from a well-grounded, happy and kind woman into a person who is aggressively vocal and quick to anger, a drastic change that was shocking to my friends, coworkers, and family. I started at 20 mg and have gradually reduced dosage to 10 mg. It does not get rid of all the pain at 10 mg, but makes the pain manageable so that I can work and live a normal active life. As a side note: I have been taking 2000 mg a day of fish oil, which is supposed to help with inflammation. This may have been a factor in my being able to reduce | F | 68 | 1 years | 9/18/2008 | 1 | For a rash on my ankle | Really got me movong..made bread twice a day. Didn't sleep. Got a moon face, and a blood clot in my leg. I had only taken 60 mls? a day for about two weeks. And stopped cold turkey..was taken away by ambulance and to the hospital when I passed out and told to wean off the stuff slowly. Even then I was getting exreme joint pain from it. It later developed that I had gotten avascular necrosis from it. That has ruined my joints completely. Two hips relaced, a brkoen pelvis. I am a disaster from one small white pill. And NO I couldn't sue the quack that prescribed it to me..he lied thru' his teeth! | I think a substitute for it should be found and soon. So many people need it and it slowly kills a lot of them. | F | 67 | 21 days | 9/13/2008 | 1 | Crohn's Disease | Prednisone gave me Cushing's Syndrome - which for guys means a lot of bad things, like Erectile Dysfunction, weight gain, high blood pressure, hypertension, depression and anxiety, thin, fragile skin that bruises and scars easily; facial flushing; rounding of face; pink and purple stretch marks; slowed healing of cuts; infections and even insect bites; muscle weakness; and acne. | This stuff is worse than drinking battery acid. Good doctors use it only as a last resort because it is so terrible. | M | 32 | 5 months | 9/7/2008 | 1 | Multiple Sclerosis | Migraines, sexual side effects, acne, weight gain, anxiety, depression | wouldn't ever taken again | F | 46 | 2 weeks | 9/4/2008 | 4 | Severe asthma attack | Diarrhea almost immediately and throughout whole treatment (not unmanageable, just inconvenient). Slightly increased thirst/urination. Bloating. Increased sensitivity to heat. Uncomfortable sore throat! | As much of a nuisance as the side effects were, none of them were cause enough to stop prednisone treatment. This stuff was crucial to stopping an asthma attack I'm sure would have otherwise had me in the hospital for days.. it was the only way I could breathe again when my rescue inhalers alone weren't doing the trick! | F | 23 | 10 days | 8/31/2008 | 1 | Cluster headaches | The first couple of days I felt like I was on a tranquilizer and could hardly function. After the first week, I was peeing a gallon at a time! It felt like the inside of my mouth was coated with cold butter and I kept chewing my lips. I felt like my heart was beating on the outside of my body. I was crawling with anxiety and fear. I felt like my body was deteriorating. I have 2 small children that I love more than anything in this world. I stopped taking it abrubtly! BAD IDEA. I thought I was going to have a heart attack. I went ahead and finished the prescription (which was a 3 week rx). I have gained 9 pounds, I am pissed off about everything! I'm snapping at my husband and my kids. I feel like crying all day. I WILL NEVER NEVER TAKE THIS AGAIN! I hope the effects wear off here soon. It's been 3 days since I stopped taking it and my headaches are back already. Cluster headaches are excruciating but I would rather have severe pain then take this medication again. | STAY AWAY FROM THIS MEDICATION. PREDNISONE CAUSES MORE HARM THAN GOOD. | F | 33 | 21 days | 8/24/2008 | 5 | Severe Poison Ivy | Felt calm, relaxed, able to focus, vital, and healthier than any time in the last year. | I have taken Prednisone twice for allergy issues (once poison ivy, once for severe seasonal allergies). Both times I flet great for the duration, which was about 10 days. The last time I asked my doctor what I could do to feel this way all the time, after which he advised me to start running on a regular basis to get the same elevated levels of natural HGH in my system- and he was right. I know that most people have bad side effects from Prednisone, but for me the times that I have been on this drug have been fantastic. | M | 33 | 10 days | 8/22/2008 | 1 | Crohn's colitis | Seizures, bulging eyes, constant vomiting, heart palpitations, rapid heart beat, acne, increased appetite, massive weight gain, muscle loss/turned to fat, stretch marks, itching all over, decreased healing ability, sweating all over, hormones now out of balance, manic-depression, euphoria, sadness, rage, impulsiveness, made bad decisions, violent nightmares, vision became much worse, blurred vision, dry eyes, red eyes, eye pain, intense migraines, extreme fatigue, weakness, insomnia, joint pain, confusion, difficulty concentrating and remembering, anxiety, panic attacks, dizziness, red bumps all over body, high blood pressure, shortness of breath, thin skin that doesn't heal like it used to, sore throat for 4 months, the shakes, bruises, moon face, buffalo hump, frequent urination, dry mouth, bad taste in mouth for 4 months straight, among others. | I never had a problem with mental illness before taking prednisone. At first it gave me a sense of euphoria. That quickly changed to severe depression. I didn't want to do anything. I just wanted to die, but I was too depressed to kill myself. If I had had a gun or been around tall buildings, I definitely would already be dead. And the feeling didn't go away when I stopped prednisone. Manic-depression doesn't just go away on its own. I really wish I had never taken it. It has caused so many problems and really ruined my life. | F | 4 months | 8/22/2008 | 1 | Crohn's colitis | Premature aging, sexual side effects, hair loss, corticosteroid induced psychosis, seizures, irregular heart beat, shortness of breath, vomiting, thinning of skin, skin atrophy, acne, buffalo hump, weight gain, moon face, muscle turned to fat, dry eyes, stretch marks, joint pain, sore throat, nervousness, mood swings, euphoria, rage, sadness, violent nightmares, bruises all over body, night sweats, redness in eyes, itching all over, couldn't sleep, oh and worsening of my symptoms. | I was just at a doctor about the side effects prednisone gave me. He said that prednisone's effects are long-lasting and you can't undo the damage. Even for the people who think they didn't have side effects, they most likely did and still do. For example, prednisone reduces your ability to heal for the rest of your life. | F | 26 | 4 months | 8/20/2008 | 4 | Acute Renal Failure | Moon face, inreased facial hair, acne, sleeplessness, mood swings, some weight gain, tooth sensitity (to cold foods/drinks), increased appetite and can't figure out what will satisfy my food cravings | Prednisone is helping me get back my kidney function, which is a very good thing. If that means that I have to endure the side effects, so be it. However, I'm looking forward to finally weaning off the Prednisone so that I can eliminate the moon face and get the acne under control (I have an oil slick on my face all the time). | F | 41 | 6 months | 8/17/2008 | 1 | CROHN'S DISEASE | Side effects? Where to begin? Bipolar disorder, suicidal ideation, acne, hair loss/thinning of hair, joint and muscle pain, painful dry eye, eyes sensitive to light, red eyes, yellow skin, dry skin, skin thin, premature aging, sexual side effects, sleep disturbances, mental confusion, nervousness, forgetfulness/amnesia, hard to concentrate, dizziness, high blood pressure, heart palpitations, irregular heart beat, moon face, weight gain, stretch marks, migraines, hand tremors, nausea, frequent urination, heart burn, extreme weakness and fatigue, bruises, loss of muscle tone, huge appetite increase, sensitive teeth, dry mouth. | SHAME ON ANY DOCTOR WHO CASUALLY PRESCRIBES PREDNISONE. IT IS NOT SAFE. IT IS DANGEROUS. IF YOU DO TAKE IT, YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT SOME OF THE SIDE EFFECTS CAN LAST THE REST OF YOUR LIFE. I WILL NEVER TAKE IT AGAIN UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE. IT DOESN'T EVEN REALLY WORK FOR CROHN'S DISEASE. USUALLY EVEN IF THEIR IS A MILD THERAPEUTIC EFFECT, THE PERSON'S DISEASE RELAPSES WHEN THEY TAPER OFF. TRY WHAT'S SAFE FIRST. YOU WILL ALWAYS HAVE CROHN'S EVEN IF PREDNISONE WORKS FOR YOU--IT DIDN'T FOR ME--SO: DO YOU WANT TO RISK GETTING EVEN MORE THINGS WRONG WITH YOU BY USING A DRUG THAT PROBABLY WON'T INDUCE A LASTING REMISSION BUT PROBABLY WILL CAUSE VERY BOTHERSOME SIDE EFFECTS, SOME THAT WILL LAST THE REST OF YOUR LIFE AND SOME THAT, AT LEAST TO ME, ARE WORSE THAN THE DISEASE ITSELF? | F | 26 | 5 months | 8/14/2008 | 1 | UC | Severe depression. Suicidal. Attempted suicide. Mania. Panic attacks. Anxiety. Impaired thinking. Impulsiveness. Acne from hell - large red acne cysts. Acne scars. Ruined skin. Hair loss. Dry skin. Red blotchy skin. Dry eyes. Red eyes. Thyroid disease. Yellow skin (possible liver damage). Extreme insomnia. Increased appetite. Weight gain. Stretch marks. Mood swings. Rage. Feelings of hopelessness. Tremors (couldn't shave or I'd kill myself). Joint pain. Heart palpitations. Infections. Suppressed immune system. Bruising. Couldn't heal. Nausea. Vomiting. Excessive sweating. Headaches. | I loved my life before taking prednisone and never had a problem with depression before but, because of this drug, I hate my life. It didn't even do anything beneficial. Before I took prednisone, I had perfect skin, and, besides an occasional pimple, never really had acne. Prednisone changed that; my GI doctor told me the cystic acne would go away on its own and not do anything; it didn't; instead, it scarred and ruined my skin, and, as a result, destroyed my self-esteem. People I haven't seen since taking prednisone don't even recognize me. My eyes, from prednisone and all the other drugs, barely produce tears at all anymore, so dry I can't wear contacts. The whites of my eyes are almost entirely red. My skin is still yellow; embarrassing. Although I've lost faith in doctors completely, I have been to one doctor about my yellow skin. He mentioned the possibility of it being drug-induced hepatitis. I wish my doctors had told me about the side effects and other treatment options. Predni | M | 19 | 6 months | 7/26/2008 | 1 | sinus and ear inflammation | legs fatigue and joint pain, shortness of breath, anxiety, sweating, depression, tachycardia, higher urination, general tiredness, mood swings | I was put on prednisone for 4 days at 60mg, 3 days at 40mg and 2 at 20mg. The inflammation went away in 2 days, and i did not have any significant side effect during the higher dose... I was actually feeling well, and could take my pill and have a nap with no problem. Tapering is being hell. After the pain, one strong panic attack, shortage of breath (likely to be part of the attack) but since then, it is hell. I am being paranoid, I feel on the verge of panick all the time, unless I sleep. I have to say that I am already on anti-anxiety and anti-depressants, so I guess it is making things worse. But I spend all day trying to figure out what is physical, what is psychosomatic, and what I should do. I look forward to the end, and I am not going to take it anymore, unless really really necessary. I understand it may be a "life-saver", but I will never ever take it again unless on a very serious condition. | M | 35 | 9 days | 7/24/2008 | 1 | ulcerative colitis | Major hair loss, bad acne, scars from acne, suicidal ideation, major depression, mania, rage, vision changes, 50lb weight gain, thyroid problems, insomnia, panic attacks. It also made my eyes so dry that I can no longer wear contacts. | Avoid at all costs...There are more effective, safer treatments for ulcerative colitis; and more are on the way. It doesn't make sense, especially if you're young because you'll probably live to see ulcerative colitis cured, to take a drug that can do so much damage. It can induce other diseases like diabetes, give you a serious mental illness, ruin your skin and completely change the way you look, give you thyroid disease, and a lot of other really bad things, too. If you do take it, it's imperative that you have a good doctor. If you don't, ulcerative colitis will quickly become the least of your worries. | M | 20 | 180 days | 7/19/2008 |