I was prescribed the 4mg methylprednisolone pack along with 50 mg...

I agree TOTALLY with you. I also have the misfortune of having a ruptured tendon in my elbow due to this medication...I am like you I would rather have the elbow pain I had before than what I have now. I had the 21 pill dose on the third day the tendon popped and I was just resting it on a counter. I would never take this medication again.

You're not alone. I've been prescribed a two-week prescription to Prednisone for a bad case of poison ivy (43 yr. old male). I've been on it for less than a week and am experiencing insomnia, anxiety attacks, and weird mood swings. Funny thing is, the poison ivy wasn't half as bad as Prednisone's side effects. It'll have to be a life-threatening situation before I turn to steroids again.

I'm a healthy 34 year old women.No high blood pressure or anything other then a sore throat. I went to the walk in clinic yesterday. The Dr. give me penicillin with potassium and Methylprednisolone 4mg for tonsillitis. I had problems understanding the Dr.'s english and I remember him saying something about my heart would feel like I was jumping out of a plane. Within 30 mins of taking the Methylprednisolone my heart was racing, I have chest pain, I'm having crying spells for no reason. My mind is racing. I feel very hyper on the inside but I can't walk into the other room with out getting out of breath. It hurts to take a deep breath. My hands are shaking I'm sweating. I had a mild case of hives last night. I feel like someone has there hands around my throat. I kept taking the meds until dinner tonight because I thought the Dr. said it was normal but again he was hard to understand and I don't think I should be feeling this way. There was no way to get a hold of the Dr. so I called the pharmacy and they had never heard of chest pains from the Methylprednisolone. But I have found several sites that have warings about allergic reactions with all of my symptoms on-line. So very long story short I'm not taking the last 2 for tonight. There is a 48 hour wait to talk to the Dr. that prescribed me the meds. Unless I pay another $75. to see 1 of there other drs a 45 minute drive from here. I'm gonna hope these feelings go away by tomorrow or I'm gonna have to go to the er. In the morning. So I just wanted people to feel like there not alone. And I will also NEVER try this med. again.

I have been on pred now for one week and feel great! I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis Dec 2008 and have never been in remission. This is the first time I haven't been going to the bathroom every 30min and the pred has reduced inflammation throughout my entire body so my constant neck issue (which caused migraines) is basically none existent! I also suffer from terrible sinus and since being on pred I haven't had sinus problems. The only thing that is bothering me at this point is the insomnia. I have difficulty sleeping at night but it doesn't seem to affect me during the day and I feel quite 'buzzed' from the drug. It's not a 'crawling' sensation as some of you have described so I am lucky I suppose.

Hopefully my colitis will go into remission soon as I have been prescribed to take pred for one month. I think it really depends on the person taking the drug, some might have horrible side effects and other not so bad like me. It is always worth giving it a try I say! Nothing beats bleeding and having to go to the toilet every 30min...

Please i had the same thing happen to me how long was it before you were feeling like yourself again?