PredniSONE Side Effects

Side effects and experiences with PredniSONE by users like you. Post Yours Now.
  1. link Elise1966
    PredniSONE anxiety attacks, mood swings, weird mood, prednisone, bad case
    I was prescribed the 4mg methylprednisolone pack along with 50 mg tramadol for acute tendinitis in my wrist. I took the first 3 days of the prednisone and only 2 doses of the tramadol over the three days. For a total of 60 mg of prednisone. The first - 91% more...
    Elise1966- over a year ago - 38 Replies - in PredniSONE
  2. link Florida Gal
    I must say I am EXTREMELY happy for this site! I was given a 6 day pack of Prednisone (total of 21 pills at 5 mg each). It was prescribed when I didn't respond to antibiotics for a severe sinus infection. I started with headaches, dizziness, anxiety, - 88% more...
    Florida Gal- 7 months ago
  3. link Bobby2448
    was on prednisone 60mg a day for five days for a rash now its hell
    The day after i took my last dose of prednisone i experienced abdominal pain for two days then some lymph node swelling i keep having shooting pains through my body and and feels like my cafes are trying to cramp up and now feel like im getting a sor - 21% more...
    Bobby2448- 10 months ago - 2 Replies - in PredniSONE
  4. link Terriw
    Ive been on steroids for 3 months. 1st time was for 5 days. Felt om then week later was so sick for like 2wks then went Bk to Dr and they couldn't figure it out finally got better then got the rapid heart rate then he realized I probably sjoildbe bee - 76% more...
    Terriw- 9 months ago
  5. link Magnu
    Anyone Have Trouble with Prednisone Side Effects Even After Stopping?
    Last week I was diagnosed with Acute Bronchitis and was given Prednisone 5 x 50mg Prednisone to be taken once per day, as well as a Zpak. On day 3 of the Pred, I started having insomnia. On day 4, started getting terrible anxiety (which I am not hist - 76% more...
    Magnu- over a year ago - 123 Replies - in PredniSONE
  6. link Zanderman
    Zanderman-Cloak-Ticked-hopeful 3 weeks ago I was prescribed prednisone for a rash. I took 20 mg in the morning and 20 mg at night the first day. That night I could not sleep at all. In the morning I called the doctor to see if I could stop taking it. - 81% more...
    Zanderman- 10 months ago
  7. link Monya
    So glad I found this site on the internet. I thought I'm either going to die or going mad. My dr prescribed Pulmison (which is the South African version of Predilone). 200 mg 2x a day for a week for severe sinusitis together with antibiotics. No tapp - 81% more...
    Monya- 11 months ago
  8. link Cynthiajean
    Cynthiajean - Hello you pred takers - I have had some problems too. Not the anxiety you speak of but feeling shaky and off balance - my partner says I look drunk walking down the street - at 9.30 in the morning! I have taken 30mg of pred since 9th Ja - 58% more...
    Cynthiajean- over a year ago
  9. link Ebm
    This drug is garbage. I was prescribed 40 mg for 2 weeks to rid me of the wheezing from bronchitis. While on it, I had INTENSE night sweats where I woke up soaking wet, in addition to severe leg cramps, eye pain, mood swings and headaches. It has bee - 79% more...
    Ebm- over a year ago
  10. link Valerio
    I am experiencing the same. Prednisone for 1 week (1 day 5 pills, 2 days 4 pills, 3 days 3 pills..........) after one week I was going crazy and decided to stop it. My blod pressure went up (note that I have had always great blood pressure), I have c - 61% more...
    Valerio- over a year ago
  11. link Wish-believer
    Off Prednisone, having trouble...? Please help!
    Thank you so much in advance for reading! The last few weeks have been an absolute nightmare for me. I was on Prednisone for three days (it was supposed to be a week but I called my doctor with how bad my reactions were and she told me to stop) on 20 - 80% more...
    Wish-believer- 10 months ago - 1 Reply - in PredniSONE
  12. link Fatcat
    Prednisone withdrawal
    How long do side effects last after complete stopping of Prednisone? I have been on 7.5mg for 3 months for Rheumatoid Arthritis.
    Fatcat- over a year ago - 3 Replies - in PredniSONE
  13. link Godpleasehealme
    Dear Fatcat: Do you still come to this posts often? Please reply to me if you do because I really want to chat with you and I need your support. I wish I had read your posts here 1 month ago so that I would not take this evil drug. I took the evil dr - 56% more...
    Godpleasehealme- over a year ago
  14. link Wrightmoone
    Prednisone is NOT for everyone!!!!
    Got a rash/hives on arms, chest, neck and face, also swollen face, redness, and acne breakout, possibly from a reaction to Advil. Took Benadryl and went to urgent care. Received a shot of Prednisone and pills to take for five days, two a day, one in - 76% more...
    Wrightmoone- over a year ago - in PredniSONE
  15. link Sassygirl3
    how long does it take to get out of your system???
    I was on it for only 14 days. started out on 2 a day of 20 mg for 5 days for sinus infection. Then had terrible headaches that ended up in Er. Given antibiotics had allergic reaction given more prednisone. (3 20mg. a day) Following day had another re - 70% more...
    Sassygirl3- over a year ago - 3 Replies - in PredniSONE
  16. link Sassygirl3
    Thank you only thing Im grateful for is I wasnt on it but 2 weeks, dony know how some of these people handle it who have been on so long. Im about to go crazy going to dr tomorrow hoping he will give me something for anxiety.
    Sassygirl3- over a year ago
  17. link Bridget_1
    Unfortunately you can feel side effects from prednisone for quite some months. Not as strong mind you but still there. I was on 60 mg a day for 3 1/2 months some time ago, I had trouble sleeping and anxiety for about 3 months after I stopped! Good ne - 28% more...
    Bridget_1- over a year ago
  18. link Clusterhead
    PredniSONE cluster migraines, knee caps, night sweats, skin rash, tazmanian devil
    My neurologist put me on Prednisone for cluster migraines. I started with 80 mg for 2 days, 60 mg/2, 40mg/2,20mg/2. It was so effective at keeping the cluster attacks from coming. I was so thankful to finally have something to stop the attacks. I hav - 87% more...
    Clusterhead- over a year ago - 1 Reply - in PredniSONE
  19. link Deggau
    I've taken Prednisone about a year ago, in a very simmilar scheme that you described (80/60/40/20/10 mg every 3 days). In that occasion I was in the middle of that CH season (mine are annual and lasts about 40 days). I've taken Verapamil in addicion - 69% more...
    Deggau- over a year ago
  20. link Pessimistinpink
    PredniSONE headaches and dizziness, dull headache, throbbing headache, red dots, doctors office
    Hi, going to try to explain what's been going on and why I think my headaches and dizziness may be due to prednisone. I'm in dire need of answers . sorry this is long, I'm very frustrated atm :( 9 days ago I went to the E.R. due to an allergic reacti - 94% more...
    Pessimistinpink- over a year ago - 4 Replies - in PredniSONE
  21. link Poupon
    I'm going through this right now. I had a ct scan and had a reaction to the iodine contrast (major hives, minor breathing problems). They gave me a shot of 50 mg of prednisone and sent me to the er to be watched for two hours. At the ER, they gave me - 87% more...
    Poupon- over a year ago
  22. link Cheyenne
    PredniSONE mood swings, moon face, decreased sex drive, weight gain, pulmonary aspergillosis
    I have been on pred for almost 2 years for bronchial pulmonary aspergillosis. Which is a fungus in the lungs. I started with 40 mgs. a day. At first no symptoms no even weight gain.But after first month weight gain started with the moon face and big - 80% more...
    Cheyenne- over a year ago - 2 Replies - in PredniSONE
  23. link Csldhb
    Hi I know the feeling I have been on prednisone for 23 years because of APBA and i am to afraid to tell my family or friend the reason for side effects incase they treat me diffrent byt my husband is gettng bothered by the min. intimacy and all the o - 22% more...
    Csldhb- over a year ago
  24. link Donewithdocs
    In Pain after 1 dose
    Went into the ER for some breathing problems and they made me take 60mg of Prednisone there then sent me home with a scrip. Within 2 hours of leaving the hospital, I started sweating horribly, which is very abnormal, and Istarted having severe muscle - 58% more...
    Donewithdocs- over a year ago - 3 Replies - in PredniSONE
  25. link Keswanis
    I was on 60 mg Prednisolon several years ago. I had similar problems from the first dose. Muscle pain, muscle weakness, headache, trembles, insomnia. The Doc said it was NOT due to steroids. These were supposed to help. He had not come across patient - 69% more...
    Keswanis- over a year ago
  26. link Runnermom
    PredniSONE poison ivy, good shape, bad case, hot flashes, rashes
    I started taking 50 mg of Prednisone for 5 days, after a week of suffering from a bad case of poison ivy. The medicine did make the oozing stop, but new rashes started popping up, and I couldn't figure out why. I was lethargic, anxious, got irrationa - 68% more...
    Runnermom- over a year ago - 5 Replies - in PredniSONE
  27. link Lorax
    I too was prescribed 40 mg of Prednisone for 5 days for an allergic reaction that put me in the ER. It is now the third day post the med and I feel horrible. I have all the symptoms mentioned in the previous posts in addition to a constant headache.. - 18% more...
    Lorax- over a year ago
  28. link Heather81
    PredniSONE irregular heartbeat, excessive sweating, headaches, clothes, prednisone
    I was on a 3 week dose of Prednisone, I had to quit taking it after 2 weeks. The side effects have been terrible. I have a racing irregular heartbeat, excessive sweating, muscle aches, my skin hurts to be touched, it almost hurts to wear clothes, hea - 30% more...
    Heather81- over a year ago - 1 Reply - in PredniSONE
  29. link Odyne
    PredniSONE autoimmune hemolytic anemia, upper body strength, stomach virus, huge belly, body mind and spirit
    I think I have been put on the mother of all doses of Pred. I was diagnosed with Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia, and as a result of my low Hemo count (3.9), I was put on 180 mg - yes, 180 mg of Pred a DAY. I have since tapered down to 80 mg, but the tap - 74% more...
    Odyne- over a year ago - 2 Replies - in PredniSONE
  30. link Pbv1
    PredniSONE proair inhaler, bladder leakage, swelling of ankles, end of life decisions, stomach distress
    a previous smoker with occasional bronchitis, developed asthma while working in a sick building, progressed to copd and increasing periodic decreasing doses of prednisone. This summer humidity and heat discomfort increased use of prednisone, nebulize - 84% more...
    Pbv1- over a year ago - in PredniSONE
  31. link Nunie
    PredniSONE moon face, stomach problems, strech marks, illnes, weel
    hey!!Im a 19 year old girl who has severe Aplastic anemia... bad thing about it I had to use Prednisone (30mg) for four months... I have picked up (15kilos) , stomach problems, MOON FACE, Headaches, and terrible red stretch marks all over my body, an - 64% more...
    Nunie- over a year ago - 1 Reply - in PredniSONE
  32. link Patrickberrigan2953
    PredniSONE stomach pains, prednizone, manic depression, polar disorder, headaches
    I was on prednisone for years ! Developed cluster migraine headaches, Also severe case of manic depression (Bi- Polar) Disorder. Stomach pains also.
    Patrickberrigan2953- over a year ago - in PredniSONE
  33. link Autumnx1003
    Side effects after STOPPING prednisone? Please help!
    Hello, I had a severe allergic reaction two weeks ago to an unknown substance, and they gave me prednisone thru IV at the ER. Then they sent me home with a 15 day taper of tablets...60mg for 5 days, 40mg for 5 days, and finally 20 mg for 5 days. They - 84% more...
    Autumnx1003- over a year ago - 57 Replies - in PredniSONE
  34. link Snugglyprincess
    Thank God for this site!!!! I thought I was going insane and getting sick all over again. Thank God I did not run back to the doctor they might have gave me more? I was working in my garden and broke out a a bad rash. When I went to the doctor he pre - 92% more...
    Snugglyprincess- over a year ago
  35. link Rhu
    PredniSONE predisone, eye infection, headache, sleep, medication
    I have taken two days of prednisone and want to stop now. It was for a non stopping headache from a serious eye infection but within an hr of taking prednisone it was gone. I cant sleep anymore so i just want to stop taking it. All the side effect re - 11% more...
    Rhu- over a year ago - 1 Reply - in PredniSONE