PredniSONE and knowing

To Gypsi--
Thank you so much for helping me! 32 oz of water sounds great. I already don't eat bread, pasta, rice or salty food (most of the time!) so it is no problem to cut them out. I also got the Diurex you recommended.

If I think this moon face will start decreasing by the end of next week, i will be ecstatic! Just knowing this has elevated my mood considerably. You are such a nice person for helping.
Thanks again!
sanndiego

How about we all get back to what's important? Hello jules! Hello, Matt! I'm now 9 weeks off of pred. The sadness is still there but I'm checking into some info. I was given by jules. Of course the insomnia is still there, I'll wait it out. Saw my kidney doctor (kidney transplant four yrs. ago) All my lab work was perfect! I was worried about being off of pred. could affect my kidney count. It was .8 which is fantastic. It's better than my nurse's. I'm very thankful. Don't ever give up on knowing the side effects will go away. Each person is different and it will depent on the dosage and the length of time someone is on pred. At first, four yrs. ago, when I was started on pred. my hair was falling out like crazy. I even checked into a wig or clip in real hair. A lady at a salon told me about "power plus" It's shampoo, conditioner and a tonic. After I started that, my hair grew back and haven't had a problem since. In the last four yrs. I bought the product about three times. Now I don't bother with it. It's costs around $40 and is worth every penny. God Bless Everyone Trailblazen awayyyyyyyyyyy............

I am so happy to have found this site...your stories are so helpful. I am 28 years old and I was put on 60 mg's of Prednisone for 7 days for a neck injury by a neurologist. After taking about 5 days of it, I wasn't sleeping AT ALL, was very jittery, heart palputaions, had foggy thinking, difficulty with memory, and was sparking panic attacks. My doctor said "STOP IT COLD TURKEY". I questioned that knowing that this is a drug that you should be weaned off of and he said that since it was such a short course, I'd be fine! A day or two following that, I landed in the E.R. hyperventilating and basically thinking my toughths were those of an insane person. I was discharged after 2 days, and well, it's been a week since I"ve been off and I can't sleep without a pill and still have all the same effects...is this normal and someone please tell me how long I have to live like this. The dr's all say the drug is out of my system by now! HELP! Please respond!!!!

Hi Everyone:
Thanks for all of your entries. I am comforted knowing that I am not alone in my side effects. I have been taking 20 mg of Prednisone for a very severe poison ivy inflammation. I put off taking it for two weeks, trying every other remedy I could find, but to no avail. The first few days of taking it I noticed immediately relief from the itching, BUT I also was not sleeping and I felt a euphoria. I was invincible. Then, I crashed. I have been hostile, weepy, anxious, unable to sleep more than four hours, and almost unbearable to live with. I cannot believe how powerful this drug is.

I have four days left, I will cut the dose down and start weaning off it since it makes sense to cut down slowly. Wow, I feel so badly for people who have to take this on a long term basis. Do you have any alternatives that you know of? I help people with chronic pain and would love to know what else works.

Thanks everyone!