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50 Side Effects posted for benign intracranial hypertension

May 12th
2009
11:43 AM

I was prescribed Doxy 100mg twice daily for 14d for a Mycoplasma pneumonia. Day 6 I started to get a bit dizzy and some changes in my vision, sort of having a hard time to focus but I just though it was symptoms of fatigue or just being hypochonric. From day 8 I started to get really depressed and felt that I was going to die and that everyone was leaving me. On day 10 I also started to get anxiety attacks and had extreme difficulties to concentrate on anything. By this time I also got tremor, weakness and tingling in my arms and severe neck pain. Throughout this time I was aware of the risk for benign intracranial hypertension, but I didn't get any headache or nausea until d 16, i.e. 2 days after I stopped the medication. I never had fever. I then dropped 6 pounds in a week and had a hard time eating. It is now 6 weeks since I stopped taking the medication. My pneumonia is totally gone. The depression/anxiety is almost gone although some social withdrawal and lack of initiative still remains. It's still a bit up and down but much better. My neck pain is still there but is also getting better and I only have minor tremor in my arms. The visual changes still persist but every now and then I feel like my old self again for a few hours/day. The whole episode have been, and still are, the worst experience of my life. I keep my fingers crossed that it will all go away over the next few weeks.

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August 17th
2005
1:57 PM

I really think that the FDA needs to re-write the standard list of side-effects and precautions of prednisone. From what I've seen here, the listed rare side-effects are not rare at all!!
It never ceases to amaze me how much goes unreported to our government agencies.

Prednisone side-effects;

Most Frequent:
Hypersecretory Conditions, Increased Appetite, Infection, Insomnia, Nervousness

Less Frequent:
Cushing's Syndrome, Diabetes Mellitus, Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage, Irregular Menstrual Periods, Osteoporosis

Rare:
Abdominal Swelling, Abnormal Hepatic Function Tests, Acne Vulgaris, Acute Pancreatitis, Allergic Dermatitis, Allergic Reactions, Anaphylaxis, Benign Intracranial Hypertension, Body Fluid Retention, Bradycardia, Cardiac Arrest, Cardiac Arrhythmias, Cataracts, Cholesterol Embolism, Chronic Heart Failure, Delirium, Depression, Dizziness, Dyspnea, Ecchymosis, Edema, Erythema, Esophageal Ulcer, Euphoria, Excitement, Fainting, False Sense of Well-Being, Flushing, Fractures, Glaucoma, Glycosuria, Hallucinations, Headache, Hepatomegaly, Hiccups, Hirsutism, Hyperhidrosis, Hypertension, Impaired Cognition, Lipodystrophy, Malaise, Mood Changes, Muscle Weakness, Myopathy, Nausea, Neuralgia, Neuropathy, Night Sweats, Ocular Hypertension, Paranoid Disorder, Paresthesia, Peptic Ulcer, Personality Disorders, Petechiae, Psychiatric Disturbance, Pulmonary Edema, Skin Rash, Skin Scaling, Skin Striae, Tachycardia, Tendon Rupture, Thromboembolic Disorder, Thrombophlebitis, Tonic Clonic Seizure, Urticaria, Vasculitis, Vertigo, Visual Disturbances, Weight Gain, Wound

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