http://www.medications.com/effect/view/37158 So basically this is my story.. I am 19 and have had severe asthma every\ since I can remember. I took prednisone up until I was 14, and from what I can remember I just stopped taking it around then. Then when I was about 18 I started up again because my as Mon, 08 Dec 2008 22:46:36 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/37158?item=15132 I'm so sorry you're having all those issues! I don't know about the hives, but I do know that prednisone is lousy. I've been on it a couple times and will never take it again if I can help it. I take oral hydrocortisone (Cortef) which is the non-synthet http://www.medications.com/effect/view/37158?item=15132 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 23:31:29 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/37158?item=15184 My husband was also on prednisone for autoimmune pancreatitis. When he came off he could not hardly move his arms or legs. It has been 5 months and he is lots better. The doctor told him that it would probally take about 6 months to get over the med. ri http://www.medications.com/effect/view/37158?item=15184 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 23:38:48 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/37158?item=15186 rileyb1989 One more thing.. You mentioned the skin problems. You can research H.pylori and skin disease and find some research also possibly connecting it.. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/37158?item=15186 Sat, 20 Dec 2008 12:45:05 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/37158?item=15396 Wow, I'm so sorry you've had to go through this. I'm not a doctor, but have been on prednisone and HATE it. One doctor switched me to the non-synthetic version and it has made all the difference in the world. I'm not sure if it's exactly the same with a http://www.medications.com/effect/view/37158?item=15396 Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:43:12 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/37158?item=18836 It doesn't sound to me like your symptoms are actually related to the prednisone. I'm a PA and I have autoimmune thyroiditis. It sounds like you may have autoimmune thyroiditis which is causing you to have symptoms of hypothyroidism. Chronic hives can a http://www.medications.com/effect/view/37158?item=18836 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:39:21 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/37158?item=20784 Hi, I was put on predisone for chronic urticaria 15 months ago. I hate it. I cannot get off because when I go below 10 mg a day I itch to death and break out in a rash all over my body. It is worse at night. Antihistimines help some but not enough to g http://www.medications.com/effect/view/37158?item=20784