August 1th
2006
3:48 AM
Been on prednisone for over 6 mos...started at 60 mg a day for COPD's, major lung infections at times. Yes, it helped clear that up, but as mentioned by all of you, the side affects are about to ruin relationships with friends/family. I am supposed to start weaning down to 40, etc...for at least two weeks, then 30, and so on, till off completely, but so far, once I get down to the 30, the infections start back and I end up back up to 60. Weight gain, major hunger, major burning where they go in and where they go out...eyes watery/blurred vision. Personality has become very agressive and have lost two friends this week because of my outbursts. It's like I know what I am doing, yet can't control it. I have never been so depressed, and I am on Wellbutrin but doesn't seem to be helping. Steroids leave permanent enlargement of neck and the new look on face remains for the most part...I believe you call in moon face...I just look in a mirror and don't even recognize the person Ihave become.
age 57/f
November 5th
2009
6:06 AM
From time to time I take prednisone to control outbreaks of arthritis in the knees and some other allergic conditions like coughing, headache and nasal stuffiness. I seem to be getting much more sensitive to it and I find it makes me angry and depressed.
I am however grateful for this because it has helped me remove optimistic delusions from me of my own foolishly optimistic ideas and has also let me see the shallow and grasping natures of all those around, friends, family and strangers alike, revealing total spiritually worthlessness of modern life, indeed life as it likely always was, wrapped up in complete insincerity.
And no, I'm not going to hurt myself or others, because it is so great to walk along the streets of Beijing seeing the passersby knowing that inside of each one, every one of them, they are being eaten by their worms of jealousy, fear, insecurity and inferiority and their greedy desire to take small advantages of each other like little rodents fighting over scraps.
Thank you prednisone for this warning, which I will not soon forget.
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