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 |
| 4 | R.A., fibro. | pitting edema, frequent infections, dont heal well, irritable & depression | This med. has kept me on my feet, but has caused a lot of other problems. I have taken up to 40mg. a day, and have gotten down to 15 mg. a week, have never been able to get off of it completely. I am weaning down now, I am cutting 5 mg. a month, I am now taking 10 mg. 3 x's a week, & 5 mg. 4 x | F | 61 | 9 years | 7/20/2004 | 4 | crohns disease patient | weight gain, hot flashes, moon face, dry mouth. I experienced the side effects at different times. I first experienced the moon face and hot flashes, then the next time I was placed on prednisone I experienced the weight gain, moon face and dry mouth. I was on prednisone for months at time and was placed on 40mg to start. The drug works great but I didn't like the side effects. I am now on 6mp(purienthol) and that is suupose to take over the prednisone. I have no side effects from that. | I only experienced the side effects when placed on a high dose for a few months at a time. If you are on it short term I don't think you see too many side effects. | F | 24 | 11 months | 6/27/2004 | 3 | ulcerative colitis | weight gain!!! and tired!! Still so tired.... | this med did put me into remission. but has put alot of weight on me quikly.. I have spent 2 years at the gym getting in shape after I quit smoking only to be totally set back to square one or worse in only a matter of weeks!!! I can't believe this. I'm also tired all the time> Ive been off this for 6 months now and am still feeling the side effects of this drug. I have had a relaps of my disease and recently refused to go on this drug this time arround , I will only take his only as last resort.. | F | 40 | 90 days | 5/26/2004 | 1 | Ulcerative Colitis | Sever Temporal Wasting (blew up like a balloon). Lost tons of muscle mass. Lost libido due to destruction of ability to produce DHEA. | Stay off this stuff - it's the devil's work! | M | 50 | 1 years | 5/21/2004 | 1 | | 5/2/2004 | 1 | Rhumatoid Arthritis | Swollen face and weight gain. After 6 months, cataracts in one eye. | F | 57 | 6 months | 4/28/2004 | 5 | Ulcerative Colitis | Higher heart rate (approx 100-110bpm), increased appetite, cushionoid face (moon face), weight gain, ephoric symptoms at 60mg/day | I definitely recommend this drug because it got me away from a really really horrible time of a flare up from UC. It took a while for it to work. I was taking ASACOL also and I think (the ASACOL) definitely worsened my symptoms because I didn't have any bleeding before the ASACOL and a week later I was nothing but bleeding and I was so severe I couldn't get it under control with prednisone alone and I was hospitalized for 2 weeks and IV corticosteriods. I do say that I'm sorta sore/tired as I'm coming off the medicine at about 1mg per week and I'm finally down to 13mg. I haven't been taking any other vitamins but I think I should start. I couldn't keep busy enough when I was on 60mg/day. I can say that I really liked it too!! Like with anything I can say that your body was made to do it's own job fighting away negative aspects and sometimes we need prayer and medicine to give us a little boost. I'm all about getting off medicine. | M | 25 | 7 months | 3/17/2004 | 5 | Ulcerative Colitis | Higher heart rate (approx 100-110bpm), increased appetite, cushionoid face (moon face), weight gain, ephoric symptoms at 60mg/day Really Bad Acne | I definitely recommend this drug because it got me away from a really really horrible time of a flare up from UC. It took a while for it to work. I was taking ASACOL also and I think (the ASACOL) definitely worsened my symptoms because I didn't have any bleeding before the ASACOL and a week later I was nothing but bleeding and I was so severe I couldn't get it under control with prednisone alone and I was hospitalized for 2 weeks and IV corticosteriods. I do say that I'm sorta sore/tired as I'm coming off the medicine at about 1mg per week and I'm finally down to 13mg. I haven't been taking any other vitamins but I think I should start. I couldn't keep busy enough when I was on 60mg/day. I can say that I really liked it too!! Like with anything I can say that your body was made to do it's own job fighting away negative aspects and sometimes we need prayer and medicine to give us a little boost. I'm all about getting off medicine. | M | 25 | 7 months | 3/17/2004 | 2 | Colitis (inflammatory bowel disease | Extreme anxiety, insomnia...(peel me off the wall!) | Does the job but has some scary psychological side effects for some...doc didn't warn me of this even with prior panic disorder, and thought I had finally lost it but then someone told me the pred could be doing it! | F | 25 | 4 weeks | 3/16/2004 | 3 | Chron's | Extreme lethargy and depression, confusion | I tried staying off this drug for a long time, but eventually decided the reported side effects were better than the flare. i didn't experience any of the energy/jittery/weightgain/moon face side effects that are usually experienced. i just couldn't bring myself to do ANYTHING but cry. I also lost about 10 pounds. Everything evened out at about 35mg My advice: don't fear the side effects TOO much if you really need this drug | F | 26 | 2 months | 3/8/2004 | 4 | crohn's | dry mouth, very high sensation (like a huge caffine rush!), some nights an inability to sleep, the jitters and general nevousness when on 30mg or greater. | I hate this drug because of the side effects, but it works well and very quickly. Am dreading the ramp down because i usually flare up while trying to get off of it. Exercise does seem to help me sleep more regularly. On my last go around with prednisone, i did not regularly exercise and had major sleep issues. Am running daily now and most nights i can sleep. | F | 37 | 1 months | 3/2/2004 | 3 | Asthma | I had anxiety, insomnia, hunger, rapid pulse, psychosis, mania, depression, paranoia and even experienced suicidal thoughts while on this drug. It treats my asthma VERY well. Beware of the rare but intense psychic effects. It made me a very unpleasant person to be around. May I add that I had/have no mental illness. I've read that a history of mental illness can make these side effects even worse. Notify your doctor if you have a history of mental illness or depression. Psychic effects can be felt at doses above 10 mg. | I took an 8 day course starting at 40 mg and slowly decreasing to 0. I've repeated this course probably seven times over the past 10 years | F | 25 | 8 days | 2/25/2004 | 1 | Chrones | Joint Pain | If you have joint pain with this drug, please get it checked. I was told it was Osteo Arthritis (sp) but it is actually Avascular Nucrosis (AVN) which is deterioration of the joints. If you have chrones, please try Puranithol, It works wonders!! | | 2/23/2004 | 2 | laryngitis | insomnia tense | 81 | 15 days | 12/10/2003 | 1 | Multiple Sclerosis | Weight gain, extreme mood swings | My doctor put me on 80 mg. a day for 7 days. When I started the medication I weighed 105 lbs. By the end of the week I weighed 125 lbs. No kidding! It made me feel miserable and on edge. I had went from one extreme to the next. One moment I felt giddy the next I was in a rage. It took me a long time to feel | F | 27 | 7 days | 11/8/2003 | 5 | Rheumatoid Arthritis, Asthma | Some weight gain, but if careful, can be eliminated. Also, seemed to have developed Diabetes II sooner - was pre-diabetic prior to taking pred, now full blown! But, at least I am able to function reasonalbly well. I have been on as much as 40mg a day, now down to 12 mg a day, afraid to go off, since I feel so good! | I have been on it for over 2 yrs now, and no plans to go completly off of it. | F | 58 | 2 years | 11/3/2003 | 3 | arthritis | weight gain, nightmares, unusual cravings | F | 26 | 4 years | 11/3/2003 | 3 | asthma | headaches and hungry | it makes me feel really nerves | F | 34 | 5 days | 10/16/2003 | 5 | SEVERE HIVES | All side effects were good. The first couple of weeks I had more energy than I have ever had. Pain in the back of my ankles (possibly heel spurs) along with other foot pains went away and never returned. My back pain was almost nil while taking Pred. I think I may have osteoperosis, however it seems that it may have been present prior to taking the meds. | It has been about 4 years since taking prednison. I am recently having some problems with an enlarged spleen and liver and was wondering if their may be a relationship. | M | 49 | 2 days | 10/13/2003 | 4 | Crohn's Disease | Extreme weight gain (I went from | I HATE this drug, I would've rather just put up with the Crohn's Disease than all of the side effects of this one pill (I, like most other Crohnnies, take a truck load of pills each day, but Prednisone has the most side effects). I will never go on this drug again. Because of my incompetant GI, I have been on Pred for far too long and his idea of a Pred taper is a nightmare. I have been on this stupid drug since June 2001 and haven't been off it yet. I was started on 40mgs and am finally down to 2mgs, but my GI wants to keep me on 2mgs for 6 months and then 1mg for another 3, so I will have been on it for approx. 3 years when I finally (hopefully) get off it. I only rate this drug as a four as it does put you into a quick remission, so the medicine did help, but it sure as heck hindered as well. | F | 25 | 2 years | 10/1/2003 |