PredniSONE and white blood count

1-21-07 After 5 days of Prednisone 40mg per day (treatment for Gout), and 4 days off,

1-30-07 started back on Pred at 20mg. 1/3xday for 3 days, 1/2xday for 3 days and 1/1x for 3 days.

regular meds: Lisinipril 20mg daily, Coumadin 5mg daily (adjusted for Prednisone) and Lipitor, 20mg daily for 3 years (stopped on 1-24-07 due to Gout)

1-14-07 Symptoms: rash on lower stomach and groin area, frequent uninating (especially at night), neck and shoulder ache and
1-13-07 lab reports "liver elevated" and "irregular white blood count" (not sure if high or low).

I will appreciate any help you can offer.

I have been on predinsone for 14 1/2 years. I have had weight gain on and off and now I am up to 270. I have chronic asthma, MS and bad allergies. I had seen a specialist years ago and they said I would never go off prednisone. I am dependent on it. Two different times in these past years I had gone down to two 1/2 mg. I was able to lose weight and I felt pretty good. I went down 85 pounds. I promised myself never to let it happen again. haha. I have 6 children and 3 grandchildren. I am 44 and have been married 23 years. My husband loves me the way I am (so he sayes) but I am very depressed and unhappy about the way I look and feel. I have moon face, I am obese, I have the lump on my back, I am taking numerous other medications for my asthma and MS. My nurologist has given me some anti depressants and I guess it helps but sometimes I just feel like asking if it is all worth the trouble. I can't take it sometimes, I just want to run off the side of the bridge. Then I think about my family and my mom who lost two sons, one to asthma when he was 17 and one who was shot when he was 21 and I know she couldn't take losing me. I recently had a dose of solumedrol in the emergency room and the next day my doctor took a CBC and dif. It came up that my wbc was 20,000. He said that was very high and I just wanted to know if anyone else has had a high white blood count after a dose of solumedrol.

I have been on pred for almost 2 years for bronchial pulmonary aspergillosis. Which is a fungus in the lungs. I started with 40 mgs. a day. At first no symptoms no even weight gain.But after first month weight gain started with the moon face and big belley. Then mood swings and I cry at the drop of a hat. Sex drive just sucks. I am 37 year old female with asthma and allergies. After 2 months was reduced to 30 mgs. a day, no change in side effects. My family pays the true price. They get all the nastiness. My daughter who is 5 now is always being yelled at.Seems she always pushes the wrong buttons. Now am down to 5 mgs. every other day. Have lost alot of the weight gain except in the moon face and the stomach. Gained about 20 pounds and am now just about 8 pounds more than my normal weight. But still bad mood swings decreased sex drive, headaches achieness, and poor sense of humor. Aggravated very easily. I recently changed doctors hoping to get off prednisone and be treated differently. Since dosage was lowered syptoms have increased with the coughing and wheezing.
If anyone out there has had this condition please email me with any information or encouragment.thanks
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