User Reviews for prednisone oral

I have been off and on pred for years and it is the only time I have ever felt "normal". I have been on a 40mg a day dose for about 3 weeks now and can finally walk, SLEEP a whole entire night without pain, my severe debilitating headaches have disappeared, the arthritic pain in my hands and heals have improved tremendously. For me, the only side effect is heart burn, but I can deal with that considering it has given me part of my life back! I do not know what I will do if they taper me back off of it. I think, for me and my conditions, the risks of staying on this drug, far out-way the long term side effects. I can finally get out of a recliner and enjoy my daughter that just turned five! I want to be able to walk and remember her wedding and hopefully, someday--grandchildren, and if taking prednisone is the only drug that will do that for me, then so be it! PLUS, I am finally sleeping through the night on it. I couldn't sleep beforehand b/c I was in so much pain; now I am sleeping from 9pm - 5am every night. It's a miracle for me!Read More Read Less

I'm taking atenolol for high blood pressure and it caused my bronchial tubes to slightly swell up so my doctor put me on this, and a few other medicines. I had to eat a huge amount of food before taking the medicine or i would have severe stomach pains!! It also gave me headaches and i believe it caused my period to be 3 weeks late.

The pain and stiffness and fatigue always dramatically improve with this drug.

Prednisone "fog" side effects, weight gain, moon face, swelling, mustache, grouchiness, insomnia and bone loss, all side effects...but better than flaring with Crohn's I guess. Hard to say...I like the short dose packs like I have gotten sometimes for asthma...but long term prednisone rots.

I have my life back.

Excrutiating pain caused from Crohn's almost immediatly subsided... what a relief! Although hope I never have to take it again, side effects were weight loss, 140lbs down to 89lbs(very uncommon apparently), depression, personality changes, I was in a "fog", couldn't have cared less what was going on around me for 5 months! Almost caused a divorce!

I have ITP (immunothrombocytopenia). My antibodies destroying my platelets for no known reason. Going on 7 years since diagnosis. When the platelet level dropped too low to walk around 5 weeks ago, I was put on predisone. Last week they told me 2 more months of this drug. I have amazing energy now and don't need as much sleep. There is weight gain involved and my face is puffy but thats all part of the stabilization. It is doing its job so far!

every side effect possible! I got cushing's syndrome, diabetes, humpback, sweating, weight gain, SEVERE osteonecrosis. horrible experience.

So many terrible side effects.. I had to stay out of school. I had diabetes for a month because of how long I was on the drug. It is really rough on your body.

I took 6 tabs 10 mg of prendisone

Within a day I seen results, swelling went down and within a week my skin was completly clear with no side effects.

I'm dissatisfied with the after affects of this drug. I've taken it before without side-effects until this time. I had most of the side effects - some serious and had to stop dosage early. one week later still coming off of the med. with some side effects lingering. I never want to use this again!!

I have GCA. Started at 60mg. Went down as low as 10mg but am back to 17.5 mg.

This is my second course of Prednisone. I ended up in the ER. First Course 3 days 3 pills 3 days 2 pills etc.- Didn't work... now on 3 pills five days 2 pills five days etc. ... hope it works but I'm still acute. Side effects.. not sleeping as much, shaky.. take pepcid for stomach upset... ask your doctor. Back pain turned out to be upset stomach from Prednisone!

Loss of appetite from ulcerative colitis led to extreme weight loss and anemia. Prednisone returned appetite to normal and weight returned to normal. After slow withdrawal from 20 mg dosage, appetite stayed normal.

The symptoms have not gone away in 4 days.