http://www.medications.com/effect/view/40553 I have been on Prednisone for 3 months for PMR (polymyalgia rheumatica)and so far the pros have far outweighed the cons. PMR is an extremely painful condition that affects the shoulders and hips especially at night and early morning, I spent all of December Sat, 18 Apr 2009 16:07:29 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/40553?item=18983 Your stronger because you feel less pain. Please stop your bragging on a site dedicated to people who "suffer' from this deadly medication. There are people (hundreds) on this site alone who's lives have been ruined by Prednisone. Please spare everyone you http://www.medications.com/effect/view/40553?item=18983 Sat, 18 Apr 2009 18:05:09 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/40553?item=18988 You go right ahead and brag. We have so few " good " days we all feel like bragging about them.You can go longer because you no longer have pain. Prednisone is a " miracle" drug, with a whole lot of side effects. I am dowm from20 mg ( for 2 years ) to 3 fo http://www.medications.com/effect/view/40553?item=18988 Sat, 18 Apr 2009 18:41:01 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/40553?item=18989 I did not mean to brag. Prednisone to me has been a miracle drug. It has stopped a completely debilatating pain throughout my whole body. I know its not a cure but without it I think a trigger would have been tempting, and I know it has many bad side effec http://www.medications.com/effect/view/40553?item=18989 Sun, 19 Apr 2009 00:19:08 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/40553?item=18998 Corticosteroids do cause muscle wasting, indeed. If you have to take prednisone for a long time then make sure that there's enough protein in your diet as well as a balanced, high-quality multi-vitamin-mineral complex. Even though it may not seem so at fir http://www.medications.com/effect/view/40553?item=18998 Mon, 04 May 2009 14:42:21 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/40553?item=19496 I'm happy to see your posting, Andy. I woke up feeling rotten on my 42nd birthday and, after a misdiagnosis for a rotator cuff injury (I had done a huge amount of shoveling a few days before so it made sense) bloodwork finally determined a month later tha http://www.medications.com/effect/view/40553?item=19496