Prednisone for Inflammatory Conditions User Reviews (Page 3)

• F332
• April 19, 2016

"I have Major Depressive Disorder and have been through a lot to get the right combination of anti-depressants to actual help me. I was put on Prednisone for systemic inflammation. The second day my mood just dropped. It felt like I had no anti-depressants in my system at all. It was awful. My PCP and therapist helped me through the worst part, but I don't think I will ever take Prednisone again. My taper was finished yesterday and today the pain is back. I rather deal with the physical pain than the depression. Nasty side effect. On the bright side; it did help with the inflammation and pain, even though it was temporary."

• navyw...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 15, 2017

"I have degenerative disk disease and suffer from acute lower and middle back pain. It is almost always at a pain level 6 and can spike to a pain level of 7 or 8 and rarely goes down to a 4 with pain meds. I recently suffered an attack of Bells palsy so the doctor prescribed prednisone for 10 days at 60mg for 3 days, 40mg for 3 days, 20mg for 2 days and 10mg for 2 days. Although the treatment had nothing to do with my DDD I have discovered that it is actually helping and I have used less of my pain medication, of which I normally take 50 mg of tramadol 4x a day, but while on the prednisone I was able to cut to 2x a day. I was greatly surprised and may mention this to my regular doctor. I wonder if the shots would work as well?"

• LiMa
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 14, 2015

"Inflamed tedonitis around top of leg, not far from groin area. This was injured from running. Been hurting for 3 weeks and getting worse. Just started a 10 day round of prednisone 10mg yesterday. Today I feel 85% better as far as pain. Incredible!!!!!!"

• Jonat...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 30, 2017

"This medication saved my life. I'm 21 years old and suffered a SEVERE allergic reaction (Angioedema) from a medication. My lips swelled up three times their size and my eyes swelled shut and I couldn't see. I also couldn't breathe. I was rushed to the ER and the doctors gave me this medication, Prednisone, in the IV. All my swelling immediately went away and my breathing returned to normal. I was prescribed 10 mg of it for that next week and it kept my inflammation away and my allergic reaction under control. Make sure to follow the taper-off schedule that comes with it."

• Just...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 1, 2017

"My experience was okay, I took 10 mg prednisone for about two weeks when I started taking isotretinoin for my severe acne. It reduced my inflammation very well, but caused uncomfortable bloating and very mild muscle soreness. It also caused me to have significant mood swings from having a lot of energy and excitement to being very depressed and having suicidal thoughts, and in some cases it made me a tad bit aggressive. So, it did the job well but the mental effects were kinda unenjoyable in my opinion. Personally, I won't say the drug is bad but I do highly advise you to take caution and monitor the mental health of whoever is taking the medicine."

• TC in...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 29, 2015

"Typical "bend over and injure lower back scenario" brought me to my knees. Excruciating. UC visit prescribed Prednzn plus Cyclob muscle relaxer. Amazing turnaround wirhin 48 hrs. Had other inflammation in shoulder and wrist that had gone untreated and cleared immediately along with back pain. Tho I'm not a fan of constant meds, the relief I realized coupled with zero side effects (9 days into regimen) causes me to give a big thumbs up to Prednzn for significant lower back inflammation."

• Florida...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 29, 2016

"I had a choking/allergic reaction where my throat swelled as well as my vocal chords, it was scary but I'm glad it happened because I was living with a lot of pain that the Prednisone helped from a bike accident as well as other issues. I just took it for 5 days & I did take a 5 mg about 3 weeks later as a maintenance dose. As far as the anxiety goes my body adjusted to that after a couple days then it dissipated once I stopped taking it. I did gain 6 lbs & hit kept me awake first couple nights. The positive out weighs the side effects for me especially with a short term dosage"

• Air...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 19, 2016

"My experience was awful!!!! I took this for an ear infection. I have suffered with anxiety in the past. Let me tell you after 2 days of taking this I was so anxious. I stopped taking it and the next day I had to go to the Dr to get ativan for my anxiety. It was awful like the worst anxiety ever. I am still having anxiety from this drug a week later. It's an awful drug. Don't take it!!!"

• Anonymous
• November 15, 2015

"Undiagnosed neck pain also under left shoulder blade and pain that shoots down left arm. Ongoing since June, this is middle of November. Seems to have taken some of the swelling down and the pain is less noticeable, but still have the spasms in my back and down arm (very painful. I am on day 5 of a 6 day treatment. -Side effects have been pretty bad for me, I feel very week and fatigued, extremely nauseous, dizzy, no appetite, cold sweats,I feel like I have a bad flu. I'm so dizzy I can't drive. Hope this is worth it and the pain goes away a bit more."

• boobm...
• October 29, 2011

"Diagnosed from MRI with bone spurs on cervical vertebrae. Took 10mg, 48 pill, pack on 12 day schedule. Completely relieved pain and numbness for two and a half months. Starting new pack , now three months later. No noted side effects."

• Nuitd...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 21, 2017

"If you can't handle anymore ibuprofen for swelling I highly recommend prednisone. My glands in my jaw swelled up and the only thing that helped it was prednisone. Yes you're always hungry on it and can get an upset stomach. You can get very irritable on it. Yes you do gain weight but some side effects can be reduced if you take the same amount of the medicine throughout the day and not all at once."

• Sarah...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• August 1, 2020

Rayos (prednisone) "Most people don’t know what Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is, but it comes on fast and strong and pretty quickly you can’t raise your arms over your head or walk normally. Pain and stiffness as if you ran a marathon yesterday and your legs are full of cement. One dose of prednisone after suffering for two months and finally some relief! But you have to continue taking it for 1+ years, tapering down to the smallest effective dose, until (hopefully) it goes into remission. The usual negative side effects of prednisone apply, which reduce as your dose does. I started on regular generic prednisone at 20 mg. Switched to Rayos delay release at 10 mg seven months in. Rayos is great—no GI problems and you take it before bed so it is working when you get up. Less morning pain. Prednisone is the only treatment that works for PMR, so you might as well embrace it."

• DeeG
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 31, 2018

"I stood up one day and had shooting pain in side and hip. Thought I pulled a muscle but by the next day I could barely walk and get out of bed. Went to doctor and told it was a pinched nerve in lower back. Doctor put me on 21 day prednisone tapering plan and oxycodone. Took three 20mg prednisone for 7 days. Then moved to two 20 mg for 7 days and will end with one 20mg for last 7 days. On day 10. Started to feel better in a few days after taking. Still have pain and discomfort but prednisone is helping. Now I can bend a little, walk slowly and turn better in bed. Medicine is working wonders and I still have 11 days left so I hope I'm completely better by then. Only downside is that I've already gained 7 pounds so far."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 6, 2020

"Prednisone is the worst medicine I have ever taken very dangerous, if not prescribed correctly for me I ended up with about 12 of the side effects. It is not fun at all and to top it all off I'm still not doing well didn't work for what the doc thought it was always look at the side effects and pay attention !!!"

• Beary...
• April 28, 2015

"Somehow, the Prednisone is working within hours this time. I have lupus and all other arthritis like conditions. First time, first day. Second round, about three days..... this time, almost immediately. How weird?"

• tobio
• July 16, 2015

"I took this for temporal arteritis. I gained 70 lbs., developed moon face, swollen legs and arm. I was unable to sleep at night and was so sleepy during the day, I fell a sleep anywhere. Developed cataracts, had them removed but I still have blurry vision and have not been able to drive in 1-1/2 yrs. Hair is thin and very dry skin. Have a hard time walking due to vision and weakness."

• Hilary...
• February 27, 2011

"This was easy to take after leaving the hospital. Take it with food definitely. I started out with 4 pills all at once and then gradually reduced them day by day as directed by my doctor. I found I had increased energy and appetite. Also, they cleared up my seborrheic dermatitis that I have been treating for several years now with topical solutions. I would definitely use this steroid again."

• easter...
• April 9, 2015

"I have bulging disc C4,5 and 6, cervical radiculopathy, peripheral neuropathy, DDD L4-L5 and asthma. Prednisone works for me! I take 5mg for 14 days. This med helps ease the pain giving me some relief and helps me breath much better. My neurologist is very hesitant about writing me another prescription. Don't understand why...only side effect is mild nausea."

• kimmy
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 12, 2012

"I was started on 60mg in hospital. I have a rare condition I am told. I was good until I dropped down to 30 mg then I was crying, mean, ill, swollen and couldn't walk on feet for the pain (swelling). Went back to doctor they were dropping me down 10mg every 7 days, my doctor has now upped the medicines and are dropping me down slower. I do not like the weight gain. I feel very tight and my face is very round. I am only 5 ft 2 and was 135. Now I am 145, and I can feel it. I am told that it may be 1 to 2 months before I am weaned off. But, I guess having the weight gain is better than the alternative, my doc also put me on Lasix and potassium."

• brn2run
• Taken for 10 years or more
• July 4, 2015

"I was put on prednisone for the first time for a rare form of colitis. I was in terrible pain and had to use the bathroom about 20 times a day. I was hospitalized with dehydration and vomiting and the extreme diarrhea. After six days on a high dosage I was much better and sent home on a maintenance regimen of 10 mg. per day. This therapy did not cure my condition but cut down on my frequent hospitalizations. So, to make a long story shorter I was prescribed prednisone in differing strengths for twenty years. At that point prednisone had done so much harm to my body that I insisted on stopping it. I have developed severe osteoporosis and my back is starting to get a "hump". My skin is so thin that it is like tissue paper and I get bruises all over me."

• Felic...
• December 19, 2011

"I started taking prednisone just a couple of days ago (take my last dose tomorrow). In September I received a very bad case of pneumonia. I have been having very bad breathing problems since then. The only thing the doctors can come up with is extreme inflammation. The first day I took these medicines (4 on the first day) I felt AMAZING, best I have felt in months. It didn't last though, next day took 3.... felt okay.... today 2.... felt like my usually crappy self. So I didn't have such a good experience with it, except for that first day. Gosh I could cry thinking about how great it made me feel."

• dommie
• Taken for 10 years or more
• March 14, 2015

"Following surgical removal of 2 herniated discs in 11/2014, pain was less severe. Some relief like a 7 on scale instead of 9.5 ! However, the pain has returned. Fentenly patches do not seem to work . Nor does Tramadol. I have been on & off of Prednisone for years. So I took a dose of 60 mg this morning. The pain has definitely subsided. I intend to take another high dose, probably 50 mg, at bedtime. I honestly believe that the Prednisone relieved my chronic lower back pain in a case where Fentenyl & Tramadol were not as effective."

• Pretzel
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 22, 2015

"Prescribed 1 x 5mg tablet 4 times a day to help me shift a persistant cough wasn't expecting to be pain free with my tendonopathy. Within 2 days I could walk down stairs without having to put my foot on the same step. I even felt like I could run up stairs. Back at the dr's next week here's hoping she lets me stay on them. Not had any side effects yet.. Fingers crossed...."

• Vasha
• May 16, 2016

"I have epilepsy and it sent me into a grandmal seizure the first day I started taking it. Then I did not take it again and I had no more seizures. I was taking it for inflammation of the inner ear. It was my first time taking it an my last. It may help other people, but it made me have a seizure. I rarely have them so I know it was the prednisone. I do not advise epileptics to take this medicine. This is coming from personal experience. Stay safe."

• Shay
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 6, 2019

"I was given a heavy 15 day supply of this drug after being given Solumedrol (another steroid) intravenously in the hospital after an episode of optic neuritis. After I began taking this, I have had migraine headaches every single day, pressure and tingling in my head, pressure behind my eyes and ears, ringing in my ears, sinus issues, anxiety through the roof, dry eyes, dry skin, blurred vision, insomnia, crazy acne, weight loss, and frequent urination. This drug is awful and I would not be taking it if I didn't absolutely have to."