I'm a 37 year old female and have severe asthma and allergies and...

I think it's bull-crap that your doctors cannot identify these infections. You should be very concerned about your back and stomach pains. Prednisone affects your pancreas. You do not want to mess around with that.. As far as your other organs, it affects them too.

Hi,

I think that I know what you are going through :) Kind of :) I was on prednisone for ten years :) I got off the merry-go round when i got them to cut out my large intestine. I had ulcerative Colitis so i had to take prednisone for that :)

I had the puffy face and the mood swings and the hot flushes :)

Have you thought about possibly going and seeing a naturopath? It sounds like the cortisone just isn't working anymore :)

I was lucky to find a naturopath and she helped me with my health problem and helped me get through the cortisone withdrawal and adrenal problems that came after being on cortisone for so long :)

You might want to go to this website too. http://www.cushings-help.com/intro.htm This is a site for people who have Cushings syndrome. You have basically what is called Steroid Induced Cushing Syndrome.

You will be able to talk to people who are experiencing the same sort of symptoms. It just helps :)

They will be able to talk to you about tests :)

A big hug :)

Hang on and take each day at a time :)

Good Luck :)

Talk to me more at paperworkfairy@gmail.com if you want to :)

Have you ever investigated the possibility of candida overgrowth? I used to have a lot of unsolved problems until I radically changed my diet. If you think you could have that problem I recommend a book by Dr. John Crook called "The Yeast Connection".

Hi, I experienced a very similar reaction to prednisone and antibiotic therapy and was later found to have yeast/Candida. I was put on Nystatin therapy for a year and a half with no positive results. I then tried Nature's Sunshine Acidophilus eight capsules a day internally, plus 1 capsule vaginally at night and am obtaining relief. I do not know if yeast/Candida is your problem, but it can't hurt to do the acidophilus to replace your friendly flora which is wiped out by most medications anyway.
Good luck and I hope you find relief.
Sincerely TM