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    So, yesterday (my third day on prednisone), let's just say I didn't have a good day. By the end of the day despite the amount of pain I was in I would have loved to have stepped into a boxing ring.

    I stopped taking it today because I can't function with this virus but I also can't function being set off at the drop of a hat. So, now it's back to feel some better but still really out of it tired, sore and weak.

    Anybody else experience something like this?

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    Yikes, no not really. How many days are you going to be on it?
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    Yes, I have had to be on very high doses of prednisone in the past for my ulcerative colitis. We're talking, up to 60 mgs. It is a nasty, nasty drug, but if you gotta take it, you gotta take it. I would get very angry and abusive, or cry if someone looked at me the wrong way. Emotionally, it fucked me up.

    But, it is NOT healthy to just stop taking it... that could lead to liver or kidney problems. What dosage are you on? You might want to talk with your doc about lowering it. Also, if you don't mind my asking, what are you taking it for?

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    When I took prednisone for a cold, I only took the first dosage, It made me really, really high. Like, I was hallucinating and shit. It freaked my boyfriend out and he made me throw the rest away.

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    I took it but never experienced anything like you said. It only made me majorly hungry all day long.

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    Prednisone for a cold!? What is the world coming to? From what I know, prednisone is used as a "treatment" for a variety of autoimmune diseases, as it's an immunosupressant. These are diseases such as ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease, and so on. If you are willing to do some research on your own, you will find that prednisone is often unnecessary. Lifestyle and diet changes can go a long way toward relieving the symptoms of many inflammatory and/or autoimmune diseases. A lot of doctors don't really know all that much about these types of diseases, as their causes and mechanisms of action are poorly understood and have not been sufficiently researched. Likewise, prednisone has been used by the medical industry as a sort of "easy fix" for a lot of these problems, again with the mechanisms of action not being fully understood. If you consider how busy a doctor's schedule is and how doctors are constantly bombarded by marketing information from pharmaceutical companies about the myriad uses of the drugs they manufacture, it makes perfect sense that you should try to learn as much as possible (from credible sources!) and not just trust what doctors and pharmaceutical companies are saying.

    If you have been prescribed prednisone and you hate it (and just about everyone who takes it hates it), then you should take the time to inform yourself about why you're taking it and what alternatives there are for you. You will be pleased to learn there is a big community of people out there just like you who really dislike prednisone and have found ways to cut it out of their lives. If you're unlucky, a viable alternative may not present itself, but I think it's definitely worth looking into.

    I'm not posting this as some sort of rant against the healthcare industry. I'm just posting because I know people who have dealt with prednisone and who have successfully found alternatives to the drug, and who have gone on to be very happy and healthy. It's worth a shot.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tampadancer View Post
    Yes, I have had to be on very high doses of prednisone in the past for my ulcerative colitis. We're talking, up to 60 mgs. It is a nasty, nasty drug, but if you gotta take it, you gotta take it. I would get very angry and abusive, or cry if someone looked at me the wrong way. Emotionally, it fucked me up.

    But, it is NOT healthy to just stop taking it... that could lead to liver or kidney problems. What dosage are you on? You might want to talk with your doc about lowering it. Also, if you don't mind my asking, what are you taking it for?
    I have been having some vague symptoms. Back pain being the worst but I usually have it anytime I get sick though. Secondly, extreme fatigue, like where you stay in the bed most of the day. Chills and nightsweats with a low-grade fever and lastly constipation with really bad gas. Also absent-mindness and being pretty forgetful and out of it.

    I went last Saturday and he prescribed it. I started taking it Tuesday, I held off because I wanted to see if I could fight it off myself before going back to school but I needed a note to go back to school as I couldn't finish a lady with hair down to her knees wanting dramatic highlights.

    I was only suppose to be on it 5 days taking it three times daily. The dosage is 20mg per pill. So 60mg daily for 5 days. Well, I discovered taking it along with the Effexor at night I was going to get ZERO sleep. So, I back off to twice daily the last two days. Yesterday I was so irritable but still pretty tired/weak. I haven't took it today and my mood is returning to a more normal state but I am feeling weaker and more out of it again. The pain isn't returning though. We'll see...*sighs*

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    Quote Originally Posted by AE50 View Post
    Prednisone for a cold!? What is the world coming to? From what I know, prednisone is used as a "treatment" for a variety of autoimmune diseases, as it's an immunosupressant. These are diseases such as ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease, and so on. If you are willing to do some research on your own, you will find that prednisone is often unnecessary. Lifestyle and diet changes can go a long way toward relieving the symptoms of many inflammatory and/or autoimmune diseases. A lot of doctors don't really know all that much about these types of diseases, as their causes and mechanisms of action are poorly understood and have not been sufficiently researched. Likewise, prednisone has been used by the medical industry as a sort of "easy fix" for a lot of these problems, again with the mechanisms of action not being fully understood. If you consider how busy a doctor's schedule is and how doctors are constantly bombarded by marketing information from pharmaceutical companies about the myriad uses of the drugs they manufacture, it makes perfect sense that you should try to learn as much as possible (from credible sources!) and not just trust what doctors and pharmaceutical companies are saying.

    If you have been prescribed prednisone and you hate it (and just about everyone who takes it hates it), then you should take the time to inform yourself about why you're taking it and what alternatives there are for you. You will be pleased to learn there is a big community of people out there just like you who really dislike prednisone and have found ways to cut it out of their lives. If you're unlucky, a viable alternative may not present itself, but I think it's definitely worth looking into.

    I'm not posting this as some sort of rant against the healthcare industry. I'm just posting because I know people who have dealt with prednisone and who have successfully found alternatives to the drug, and who have gone on to be very happy and healthy. It's worth a shot.

    I hear you. I feel as though I take excellent care of myself. Over the years I have cleaned up my diet dramatically. I use to be 50 lbs. overweight. I am now of a normal weight and eat very little meat or dairy. I only eat fish on rare occassion. I try to eat mostly organic foods and drink soy milk. I eat 5 times daily and small high fiber, high protein meals. My only weakness is sugar but I don't eat straight "sweets" just an occassional granola bar and fresh fruit. I like ice cream though and that's the dairy weakness. I don't exercise as much as I use to simply because I don't have the energy but I still do my pilates. I do what I have time for and can afford right now. I am leaning on my family to help me quite a bit financially right now. I don't have much of my "own" money. Trying to convince them of the holistic approach and taking the time out of school to do it isn't really realistic right now. I am just trying to get well so I can finish school and resume with my life.

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    I took it but never experienced anything like you said. It only made me majorly hungry all day long.
    Yeah, I've only gained a pound a day on it. I eat like a friggin' pig. I am up to 113 now and was 110 last Sunday. Healthier portions start again tomorrow.

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    Prednisone made me lose weight. In fact, I lost almost 20 pounds in 1 1/2 months. It sucked...it made me feel so sick when I ate that I refused to eat anything. Horrible, horrible, horrible.

    You should NOT stop taking prednisone without doctor supervision. Last I remember hearing is that it can make your heart swell, etc. I would definitely call your doctor and see if they can move you off of prednisone and onto something else if needed.

    PB...I've never heard of prednisone for a cold! Talk about using a sledgehammer to kill and ant. Wow.

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    ^He only gave me a 5 day supply and I took it for three days. I don't think you have to wean off it when it's given short-term. I'm not going on it again though. My mood is back to "normal" for me. But I can feel the back pain coming back along with the weakness and mind fog.

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    I think I was given the prednisone because I was having trouble breathing and that it would help me breathe? I was really sick during that cold. They made me stay home from school and work for 8 days.

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    ^ ahh...that makes more sense.

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