PredniSONE and severe headaches

Survivors Of Prednisone
Type: Common Interest - Health & Wellness
Description: Many of those with auto-immune diseases such as Crohn's Disease are forced to go on a prescribed steroid known as Prednisone. The effects of Prednisone are terrible. Prednisone creates water retention (puffiness) in your face and torso. It causes severe mood swings. It also causes your hair to fall out. And that is just going on the Prednisone. Once you get off the Prednisone, you then have to deal with the adrenal insufficiency as Prednisone can shut down your adrenal glands.

There seems to be little support for people who have been on Prednisone. They seem to be left alone to deal with the side effects and the confusion and fear that it causes.

This is what this group aims to do:
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Provide awareness of how Prednisone can and has affected lives.

So if you are feeling down or suffering from crazy mood swings or can't handle looking in the mirror anymore then come and let it all out !

I AM GLAD I AM NOT ALONE..... THERE IS NOTHING MORE FEARFUL THAN BEING ON THIS DRUG. WHILE IN THE (ARMY) SERVICE I WAS BITTEN BY AN INSECT AND HAD A SEVRE REACTION TO IT WITH OUT ANY TEST OR BLOOD WORK BEING DONE THEY PUT ME ON THIS WONDER DRUG. 3 HOURS AFTER TAKING THE DRUG MY AIR WAY WAS TIGHTENING UP MY SKIN COVERED HEAD TO TOE IN A RASH THAT BURNED WORSE THAN A SEVRE SUNBURN AND WHEN SPEAKING TO THE DRILL SARGENT HE TOLD ME TO GO TO BED. DISOBEYING I JUMPED INTO A COLD SHOWER TO GET SOME RELIF FROM THE PAIN. THE NEXT DAY I WENT BACK TO THE TMC (TROOP MEDICAL CLINIC) WERE MY DOSE WAS HIKED UP FORM 20MGS 3 TIME A DAY TO 50MGS 4 TIMES A DAY. NOT BEING TESTED AGAIN I WAS SENT BACK TO MY COMPANY. 3 DAYS LATER I WAS SENT TO THE NAVAL CLINIC WHERE THE DR. HAD ME TAKE 20MGS 3 TIME A DAY ALONG WITH THE 50MGS 4 TIMES A DAY SO A TOTAL OF 260MGS A DAY. 3 HOURS AFTER MY FIRST 260MGS I WAS BEING DRUG BY MY BUNK BUDDIES TO GET HELP I HAD LOST CONSIOUSNESS AND I COULDN'T BREATH. I WAS RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL IN AMBULANCE B/C MY AIRWAY WAS CLOSING OFF. FOR SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE MY LIPS HAD TURNED PURPLE, I HAD MOON FACE, ACNE WHICH I NEVER HAD, VISION PROBLEMS, SEVERE HEADACHES, FELLINGS OF BEING LOST OR OUT OF IT, EXTREME FATIGUE, AND THE BURNING RASH STILL HADN'T GONE AWAY, HAIR LOSS, THE WORSE THING EVER FOR AN ARMY RECRUIT IN TRANING WAS THE ADDED 40LBS , AND THE EXTREME JOINT PAIN WHICH I HAD TO LIVE WITH FOR 6 MONTHS. DURING MY PHYSICAL TEST AND TRAINING I CRIED LIKE A LITTLE GIRL WHO HAD HER FAVORITE DOLLIN TAKEN AWAY. BECAUSE OF THE PAIN. EACH DAY BECAME HARDER AND HARDER EMOTIONALLY(I WAS WANTING MY LIFE BACK MY DREAM OF BEING IN THE ARMY WAS SLOWLY DISAPATING ALL B/C OF A DRUG), PHYSICALLY( TOLD BY MY COMMAND SGT. MAJOR I WAS FAT AND WAS NOT GOING TO MAKE IT UNLESS THOSE ADDED LBS. CAME OFF) AND MENTALLY(BECOMING MANIC). I WAS DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITALINSTRUCTED TO ONLY TAKE 20MGS OF PREDNISONE A DAY. NEEDLESS TO SAY WITHOUT BEING TAPPERED OFF . I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL FOR 3 DAYS. ONLY OUT FOR 3 HOURS AND ALREADY HAVING ANOTHER INCIDENT. I WAS IN AND OUT OF CONSIOUSNESS AND REMEBER ALL OF MY SARGENTS TRYING TO HELP ME AGAIN FROM DYING A 2ND TIME. THIS TIME MY AIR WAY WAS COMPLETLY OBSTRUCTED AND NOT EVEN THE O2 MASK WAS HALPING THE AIR WAS PUSHING OUT THE SIDES OF THE MASK. WHEN THE AMBLUANCE ARRIVED THEY WANTED TO DO AN EMERGANCY TRACH. SO I COULD GET AIR.. i WOULDN'T LET THEM THAT LEAVES A HORRIBLE SCAR. i HAD ALREADY BEGAN PREPARING MYSELF FOR DEATH BECAUSE OF MY SITUATION AND HOW CLOSE I WAS WITH ALL MY SYMPTOMS. I KNOW NOT A VERY POSITIVE WAY OF THINKING BUT WITH THIS DRUG IT'S TO BE EXPECTED WITH THE IMPROPER USE OF IT LIKE MY CASE. I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL FROM OCT TO DECEMBER. ONLY TO BE TREATED FOR MANIC DEPRESSION AND SEVRE OBISIETY. I WAS CURRENTLY ON THE PSHYCIATRIC WARD IN VIRGINIA AND I WAS A COUNTRY GIRL FROM DOOR COUNTY WISCONSIN WHAT I WAS SEEING WAS NOT GREAT AT ALL MY CAPTIN AND 1ST SGT. VISITED ME AND THEY BOTH AGREED THAT THIS WASN'T THE PLACE FOR ME. I STRONGLY AGREED WITH THEM. I WAS FINALLY DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL ONLY TO FIND MY SELF BEING DISCHARGED TOTALLY OUT OF THE ARMY...TALK ABOUT CRUSHED AT THIS POINT YA I DID FEEL LIKE I HAD NOTHING TO LIVE FOR MY DREAM OF BEING IN THE ARMY FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE WAS GONE AND EVERYONE AT HOME WOULD LOOK AT ME AS A FAILURE AND NOT BEING ABLE TO HACK IT IN THE SERVICE. WHICH WAS NOT THE CASE AT ALL I LOVED IT. I'VE BEEN HOME KNOW FOR 7 YEARS I HAVE NO ARMY BENIFITS NO COMPENSATION AND MOST OF ALL NO FUTURE IN THE ARMY. AFTER 7 YEARS I STILL HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO LOSE ALL THE WEIGHT GAINED. I AM SICK ALL THE TIME KNOW B/C OF THE TOLL PREDNISONE DID ON ME. I HAVE HEART PROPLEM, VISION PROBLEM AND REPRODUCTIVE PROBLEM ALL WHICH HAPPENED AFTER PREDNISONE. I AM CURRENTLY GOING THROUGH MORE TEST. MY QUESTION IS I WAS ON PREDNISONE FOR 6 MONTHS BEINGING YO-YO'D UP AND DOWN....AND WITH ALL THE TEST GOING ON IS THEIR ANYTHING ELSE FOR ME TO EXPECT FROM THIS DRUG THAT HAS TAKEN EVERYTHING AWAY FROM ME... I LIKE TO TRY AND MOVE ON BUT NEW PROBLEMS KEEP ARISING THAT PREVENT ME.. OH AND ON A LEGAL ASPECTED IF ANYONE HAS ANY SUGGESTIONS PLEASE PLEASE HELP IT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECHIATED.

THANKS
PREDNISONE TOOK EVERYTHING FROM ME AND 7 YEARS LATER IT'S STILL GOING ON..

Could someone email their respones. I had one prednisone injection a month ago. Severe headaches started about 2 weeks ago followed by severe teeth sensitivity. Do these things calm done after a while. Any help would be appreciatted.