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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PREDNISONE | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | Multiple Sclerosis flareups | extreme moodiness, no happy medium and i hate this drug with a passion. | am thankful I only have to use it for a short term and it does assist with any optic nerve flareups that have occurred. | F | 45 | 10 weeks | 5/22/2007 | 4 | chron's disease (CD) | cataracts, moon face, swelling, joint pain, slowed movements, headaches, trembly hands, diminished strength, rashes, mood swings, sleeplessness, forgetfulness | This is the fifth time I've been on prednisone and the first time the tapering process (specifically the last month) has been more symptomatic than the initial dosage levels. In my case, repeated use has meant more side-effects experienced and at a greater degree. Remicade has been a phenomenally positive experience, by the way. I hope to be off prednisone within the month and to not have to use it again. | M | 48 | 5 months | 5/13/2007 | 5 | connective tissue disease | Luckily no weight gain or moon face. At times I feel bloated but it goes away. Little acne on my face. Tiny hairs are growing on my face, arms and hands. A good side effect, I sweat but I am anemic, so it is nice not to be cold all the time. | I have suffered severe chronic fatigue for three years. I do believe I have Lupus but am told I just suffer non-specific connective tissue disease. So far this medication has given me back some quality of life. I can not imagine going back to feeling so tired all the time. I am on 5 to 10mg a day. One thing is I started at 15 mg for two weeks, when they dropped me to 7 and a half I started having symptoms of adrenal innsuffiniceny, so be careful if the doctor pushes you off too fast. I was vomitting and on the couch two days and I got permission to up my dose 5mg and I was fine. So now I have learned this medication can be very dangerous if your not careful. I also learned from that experience to stand up for myself at the doctors office. We know are own bodies. I do best at 15mg but I did feel more bloated at that dose. 5 to 10mg, I get by and still feel pretty good. Nothing but the Prednisone has helped my chronic fatigue. Which since I am reaponding so well to the steroi | F | 35 | 2 months | 5/7/2007 | 1 | doctor said to do it | dizzy, eyes dry and blurry, heartburn, less sleep, exercise causes nauseous feeling from teeth to chest, thirsty/urination changes, mood changes(?), breathing ??, fine motor control, concentration, hallucinations (smelling things not there), shortness of breath, yada yada | have taken small packs before with no problems. this time specialist gave me his own "recipe". too much too fast with his other rx. no benefits, all downside bad side effects. did not consider age, other conditions, etc., nor consider my TOTAL health not just his specialty organ. | M | 66 | 15 days | 5/6/2007 | 4 | hypereosinophilic syndrome | Weight gain, moon face, water retention, signicant bone desnity loss, hair gain all over body, muscle loss, more irritatably, more frequent mood swings | Prednisone has worked for me. It has seem to stop the advance of my myocardial fibrosis, and along with aspirin and adalat, has been able to help with my hes induced vasculitis. There are all the listed side effects, but for my condition, I think a decent tradeoff, considering I can still work and have a semi-normal life. | M | 26 | 2 years | 4/29/2007 | 4 | allergies and chronic sinusitis | Sweating and hot flashes | This medicine worked wonderful for me. In fact I hated coming off of it knowing my symptoms would return. It gave me a nice break from my illness. I also had lots of energy on it so I got alot of housework done. | F | 27 | 3 years | 4/25/2007 | 1 | asthma | Paranoia, lots of pain as if my internal organs were being rearranged. Cried a lot. | I called the hospital with my symptoms and they said get off of it right now (did not even wean myself off). I did, and swore to myself that I would get my "asthma" under control (really just anxiety about having an asthma attack) so that I would never have to take prednisone again, and I have stuck to this - that episode was 8 or 9 years ago! | F | 37 | 3 days | 4/10/2007 | 1 | sinus infection | hungry ALL THE TIME, sleepy, moody | I was instructed to take this for 5 days but quit after 2 b/c I was hungry all the time. When I say all the time, I mean ALL THE TIME. I'm a small girl and I probably topped 3000 calories a day easily, which I never do. Horrible stuff. I cannot imagine being on this continually...I'd look like a whale. | F | 22 | 2 days | 4/9/2007 | 4 | Chronic Uticaria (Hives) | Weight gain almost 60pds, blurry vision, 3 points below being diabetic, bones ache, fatigue, and muscle weakness. | I had to start taking prednisone to get the hives to go away. Some days I can take 5mg but most is 10-20 depending on outbreak and the most I take is 50mg per day. Have taken pretty much this last 16 months everyday. I am trying to taper dose slowly and hope to be off soon. | F | 37 | 16 months | 4/5/2007 | 4 | Ulcerative Colitis | Some weight gain; Acne; Became diabetic 3 years ago; Now suffering depression and anxiety mood swings | Big fan until a few years ago. Had been on 20mg every other day for years but always flared up when I tried to get off which required high doses (100mg/day) and long tapers. Had slow weight gain -- especially around sholders and tummy -- but lost 50 lbs last year on lo-carb diet. Several months ago began emotional mood-swing (depression & anxiety) after tapering below 20mg. Now on Remicade and for the first time thinking about surgery rather than LT meds. | M | 54 | 15 years | 2/27/2007 | 1 | SLE - Sjogrens Syndrome | See previous commments above. | I did not list the correct length of time taking this drug in my previous comments. I have been on it for 6 months, not " 6 days." | M | 58 | 6 months | 2/7/2007 | 1 | SLE - Sjogrens Syndrome | Just like the previous comments, I, too, experienced HUGE appetite increase, headaches, blurry vision, sleeplessness, dizziness, memory loss etc, etc. | My Dr placed me on this to help with my RA due to the Lupus but I'm going to ask to be weaned off of it next week. The side effects are worse than not taking it. They seem to be getting worse on a daily basis as well. Severe headaches for days now but Doc wants to see me before starting a reduction to better control the stress of weaning off of it. Frankly, I wish I hadn't started it. I'm taking 15mg, plus 400 mg Plaquenil, 2400mg Ibuprophen, Prilosec (dry mouth and swallowing problems) and baby asprin. ALL daily. At what point does it all get to be too much "cure" for the "ailment?" | M | 58 | 6 days | 2/7/2007 | 5 | please see website on steroids such as prednisone www.sidefxdrugs.com | | 2/4/2007 | 1 | ITP- low platelets | Weight gain (at least 50 lbs), mood swings, paranoia, loss of muscle mass,acne, oily hair, permanent redistribution of body fat, aging of my skin, high blood pressure, thin skin, easy bruising, tiredness, EXTREME sensitivity to odors, euphoria, intensified emotions, feet swelling, weakness. On the plus side, it made my stick straight hair come in wavy, which was permanent. I would NOT take this medicine again because of the other side effects.It helped my ITP, but the side effects were so horrible I have to give it a 1. The weakness lasted for 2 YEARS after stopping the medicine.Yes, 2 YEARS. | email me before you take it if you have any questions. | F | 35 | 4 months | 1/24/2007 | 2 | ITP | Weight gain, round face, racing heart, depression, sleeplessness | F | 33 | 4 months | 1/13/2007 | 1 | Ulcerative colitis | Huge appitite(cant eat enough), moon face(which is embarassing because im still in high school), bloating in stomach(look pregnant), night sweats, pounding heartbeat, weight gain(20lbs in two weeks), bad acne on chest and back, thin and pale skin, weakness and achy legs and arms, constant fatique, black out and get dizzy when ever i stand and ears feel like then need to pop shortly afterwards, sharp stomach pains constantly thorought the day, insomnia, some heartburn, overly emotional(cry over small things or nothing at all), drymouth, mild hand trembling, trouble with memory, mood swings, irritability....and im only 18, and was diagnosed at 16. | i can not stand this medication, im also on asacol, azathiroprine, remicade, protonix,and some antibowel spasum medication, i just got out of the hospital about a week ago for a very bad flare-up and they were giving me over 80mgs their and are tapering me off the prednisone and right now im only taking 20mg per day and i dont see how its helping me at all and this is no quick fix or any kind of fix for me, im still flared up. i have to run the bathroom every half an hour or more, im having to be home turtered cause i would spend most of the time in the bathroom and because i would be teased about my face and stomach being bloated. I really hate this drug. This is the third time they have put me on this med since i was first diagnosed 2 years ago. | F | 18 | 3 weeks | 1/12/2007 | 5 | Fibro | none so far, only been taking it for 2 separate bouts of 10 days each | I took it in the middle of Dec/06 and felt great. I then asked my Dr., to give it to me for the Christmas holidays so I can function, he did. It's been 2 days back on it but I don't feel any better as I did last time. I'm wondering if he gave me a placebo? I felt great the first time on Pred. My Dr., really does not want me taking this for Fibro because of the side affects it can cause, but I just wanted to get through Christmas with no pain or brain fog. Good Luck. | M | 45 | 15 days | 12/25/2006 | 5 | Fibro | none so far, only been taking it for 2 separate bouts of 10 days each | I took it in the middle of Dec/06 and felt great. I then asked my Dr., to give it to me for the Christmas holidays so I can function, he did. It's been 2 days back on it but I don't feel any better as I did last time. I'm wondering if he gave me a placebo? I felt great the first time on Pred. My Dr., really does not want me taking this for Fibro because of the side affects it can cause, but I just wanted to get through Christmas with no pain or brain fog. Good Luck. | F | 45 | 15 days | 12/25/2006 | 4 | Inflamatory lung disease | WEIGHT GAIN!! Insomnia, night sweats, moon face, buffalo hump, acne, joint swelling, sensitive teeth, mood changes, stomach upset, and on and on and on!!!!! | As much as I hate taking Prednisone I can't believe how much better I can breathe and that is the most important thing. Unfortunately I am looking less and less like my twin brother. It sucks being the "fat" one. | M | 40 | 7 days | 12/12/2006 | 3 | Crohn's Disease | Short Term: Moon face; Weight Gain; Insatiable appetite; joint pain; At 60mg - trembling in my hands Long Term: Osteoporosis in my hips; Osteonecrosis in my knees | I have taken prednisone off and on for the past 8 years. The dose has varied from 20mg to 60 mg and the longest duration was ~6 months. Prednisone will put CD in remission but before taking, please weigh the long term costs. At 30 years old, the osteonecrosis in my knees (caused by the prednisone) had gotten so bad that the doctors recommended a total knee replacement. At 35 years old, I was informed that I now have osteoporosis in both of my hips (the prednisone was to blame). If there is another option, please consider it. If there isn't another option, be sure to take lots of calcium while you are on this medicine! | F | 36 | 8 years | 12/12/2006 |