http://www.medications.com/effect/view/34692 My 12 year old son has been on 60 mg of Prednisone for two weeks now. His side effects have not been bad at all up to this point. He's gained about 6 pounds. His brain is unusually active right after taking the drug, and this effects lasts a few hours. Fri, 19 Sep 2008 23:01:35 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/34692?item=12566 Corticosteroids just cover up (masking) the disease, and not actually eliminating the cause of the disease. Be very careful with prednisone, as it may be quite dangerous, especially if taken for the long term. Good luck! http://www.medications.com/effect/view/34692?item=12566 Sun, 21 Sep 2008 16:38:46 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/34692?item=12604 He's taking it to reduce inflammation from killing a bacteria he has. Any benefit to his tics I expect will be while he's taking it only. I can't wait to get him off it. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/34692?item=12604