I have COPD and with every cold that settles in the chest, I'm back on the antibiotics and prednisone. Like many of you, I hate it. When I first started it was with the dosepak and that didn't bother me at all, no side effects, but with progression of my disease and lungs getting worse, I'm now told to take 40mg for seven day and stop...NEVER, I have always take the 40 for 2 days and tapered down 10mg every 2 days. The last two times I've been on the pred I have been so nervous, almost tremmors, headache, muscle aches, dizzy and just can't put up with the side effects.
Like everyone else I'm told they are probably not from the pred. Took my last pill this morning and I thank God for that. Think I'll just have a little talk with Him and if He is willing, I won't need the ugly medicine.
God Bless all of you who have to take prednisone, I do know how miserable it can make you feel, and it just seems to get worse.
TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR, NO TWO PEOPLE ARE ALIKE AND NO MED IS RIGHT FOR ALL OF US.