April 7th
2008
12:21 AM
Hi my name is Jessica an I was diagnosed with Chrohn's on 3/4/08. I started with the Entcort for two weeks and that did nothing for all the pain and suffering that I had been going through since November. The put me on Prednisone at 40mg a day. I have been on it for about 3 weeks. After 3 day I noticed the moon face because I had lost so much weight because of being so sick for so long. I still hardly eat and am still losing weight. I can't sleep more then 3 hours at a time unless I take something to strong enough to help me fall asleep and if I sleep for more then 5 hours I will be up for the next 20 before I can even try to lay down. I have OCD which I have never had and cant stop cleaning when I feel up to it (kinda like this side affect). I have been haveing awful leg cramps and walking into stuff all the time. I forget what Im doing or were Im going. BUT the WORST PART is the ACNE... I am an Esthetician and I never had anything like this. I mean I have breakouts during the normal times ect... But this is bad an everyday there are more of them. I use really good stuff on my face to begin with an the things I would use on a client are not the same for treating acne that is caused from this drug so those things are not helping either. Right now my makeup covers it ok, but Im going to be on Prednisone for 3 more months before they will start weening me off and then going on 6-MP drug. I cant go 3 more months if this is going to get worst. PLEASE IS THERE ANYONE WHO KNOWS WHAT TO USE TO CONTROL THIS ACNE ????
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August 3th
2005
3:25 AM
I'm 27 years old and last week caught acute Bronchitis. I managed to quit smoking the day before, I just decided that its not good for me anymore and I should quit now that I am young. So I suppose the combined effects of getting Bronchitis and getting rid of all the smoking stuff in my lungs made the Bronchitis worse. Anyway I went to my Doctor and he prescribed 40g Prednisone for 5 days taking all the 5g tablets (8 in total) in the morning. I have recently also lost 35kg's due to healthier eating and getting a healthier lifestyle took me a year to do it but now I am really scared that the Cortisone will make me gain the weight back. I went back to my Doctor today and he has put me onto a Nebulizer with more cortisone and prescribed another 5 days of the same Prednisone treatment as before. Then he said he would wean me off it?? Is it dangerous to just stop taking it? I am already on a course of antibiotics for the lung infection and on expoctorant medicine as well as vitamin tablets. Do I really need the Prednisone? Can someone maybe try and explain whether its a good idea to be on such a high dosage? Just feeling a bit scared about all of this, cause I don't like Cortisone side effects.
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October 19th
2009
3:55 AM
I have been on the Yasmin now for nearly three months. I have no energy, chest pains, shortness of breath, tenderness of my breast, ribs and I feel REALLY TIRED even after having a nights rest. I thought this was perhaps after having a toddler and using my energy up during the day from lifting him and swinging him. I feel slightly anxious about different things in my life, sometimes depressed. I though my headaches and chest pains were stress/work related and so was the fatigue. I am popping vitamin tablets like it is an addiction thinking that if I don't have them I am going to feel WORSE( anxious/depressed). I also could not understand why I was feeling so nauseous and having stabbing pains in my stomach. - thought again this was just stress related - acid build up. I am going to see my Doctor today and get off this tablet!!!! I would rather have the odd pimple on my face than feel like this.
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