http://www.medications.com/effect/view/24057 I'm a 37 year old female and have severe asthma and allergies and have used pregnisone on and off for 30 years. I believe I am the poster child for the long term side effects. My immune system is shot to the point that my normal medicines for asthma (vent Tue, 02 Oct 2007 17:12:38 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/24057?item=2195 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 af http://www.medications.com/effect/view/24057?item=2195 Tue, 02 Oct 2007 17:29:45 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/24057?item=2196 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 ha http://www.medications.com/effect/view/24057?item=2196 Sat, 13 Oct 2007 05:21:35 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/24057?item=2364 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". http://www.medications.com/effect/view/24057?item=2364 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:31:37 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/24057?item=10195 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 capsule http://www.medications.com/effect/view/24057?item=10195