Prednisone for Inflammatory Conditions User Reviews (Page 5)

• Anonymous
• June 15, 2019

"I was put on 90mg prednisone for two months because my blood count was low. The first month it made me overweight, overeating, sleepy and tired all the time. The other month I started to have different side effects. I started to have dizziness, anxiety, didn't want to sleep, loss of appetite, confused, memory loss and seizures. I never had anxiety or seizures in my life. I also loss a lot of weight. I was 195lb and I went down to 145lb. When I was having those side effects what made me so scared was the anxieties and seizures. This happen to me 5 years ago and I'm still having anxieties and seizures. Now I'm being put on different medications for my anxieties and seizures. This have changed my lifestyle so much."

• Anonymous
• January 12, 2016

"Have been in severe pain for 3 weeks, after receiving physical therapy. Had spinal surgery in April and neurosurgeon ordered PT to strengthen back muscles. The PT was strenuous .. especially the way my left leg (formerly hip replacement surgery) was manipulated. Severe pain in the hip area. Doctor prescribed the 6-day Prednisone pack .. for inflammation .. but the severe pain still exists. I am running out of option. Scheduled for an MRI. Could be a tear in the muscle or torn ligament ."

• rbell...
• April 25, 2016

"Manufactured by Qualitest Pharmaceuticals. This was a unit of use package for a five day use starting with a higher dosage and going down to one pill on the last day. Very poor instructions on how to remove the pills from the card. I ended up having to cut them out with a razor blade. I would rate Ease of Use at a 1."

• Anonymous
• June 21, 2011

"My Doctor put me on prednisone, 20mg a day for carpal tunnel. I was on gabapentin but I'm in the 1% that has severe reactions to it. I'm also on spironolactone, 200mg a day for my polycystic ovarian syndrome. Spironolactone which helps greatly with the water retention, and acne side effects of the prednisone."

• fireash
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 21, 2023

"I've been having pain below my glutes for about 10 weeks now. I've tried everything for it- every over-the-counter NSAID, meloxicam, herbal remedies, steroid shots, and finally my orthopedic doctor put me on prednisone. I took 20 mg for a week and then 10 mg for two weeks. I saw the very positive reviews and thought "This is it." Unfortunately, it did nothing for me. It also made me extremely constipated."

• Awful
• July 21, 2022

"Worst medicine for chronic pain ever! I have RA, OA and MS. 6 spinal operations. 3 brain aneurysms and cardio/vascular disease. I took 10 mg for 2 days. Prednisone only made me feel worse. I refuse to feel like my whole body is burning. Done!"

• Lee
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 10, 2019

"Been on Prednisone along with an antibiotic for a bronchial infection. Day 4 of Pred I suddenly developed hives and itching skin everywhere. I am not sure if it was the antibiotic but is probably more likely that I was allergic to the antibiotic. My face and lip got swollen with hives . It came on pretty quickly. Ran out got Benedryl and reaction subsiding slowly . After sleepless nights with this drug I’ll welcome the sleepy relief of Benedryl ! I felt like it loosened up the mucous in my infection first day and allowed me to cough off more but this is the end of road gig this drug for me forever . Grateful it didn’t get any worse before I got Benedryl."

• Bmill
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 1, 2022

"I’m a young female and pretty small. Took prednisone after getting terrible post covid side effects. Prednisone made me feel worse. Also within 5 days taking it, retained 4 lbs of water weight. Tapered off of it having highly sensitive back pain. This medication is a nightmare. Do not take for covid, most doctors I spoke to after telling them it made me feel worse said that was never the right call to make taking this drug."

• Walnutt
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 20, 2017

"I have a rare disorder called Eosinophilic Esophagitus. It causes extreme stomach pain to the point where I can't eat for days or even drink water without being in severe pain. 10 days on Prednisone (20mg) and Pantoprazole (40mg) and it's about 80% better. I still get pain and sometimes can't eat or drink for a while, but it's completely different than what it was just two weeks ago. The only downside is Prednisone hasn't helped with my chronic pain. But I'm not too disappointed because that wasn't the main reason for getting it."

• Anony...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 3, 2021

"Throbbing pain in hip and lower back began a week ago. Nothing worked and at night it was unbearable, and getting worse. Day 7 and 15 minutes of sleep and I woke in agony and immediately went to urgent care, where doctor said it wasn’t arthritis, but some kind of nerve pain. Gave me a weeks worth of prednisone 20 mg. Within 2 hours I could feel the inflammation and pain dissipate and by hour 6 I was slumped over in sleepiness as the adrenaline rush from the pain stopped. I slept 10 hours in no pain. My entire back feels better. I have scoliosis and spina bifida occulta and my back has been hurting since I was 10. Last night I could even turn my neck. This is not a good drug to use all the time but I believe when it works, doctors have a better understanding of what is going on. So many localized aches are really due to systemic inflammation."

• Mina
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 27, 2018

Deltasone (prednisone) "I had a spinal injury and went in with literal screaming pain, I couldn't even pass out. They have me a steroid shot and this med to take at home, which I did. (The ER made me go home even though I was still crying, but that's a different issue) what I mean to say is I've had other brands and this one, I can't even tell if they're working. My mom has the same brand for her fibromyalgia and it didn't work."

• raquel
• July 21, 2017

"Took it for Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EOE) and it made me soo weak my stomach was hurting felt faint, hot just overall couldn't get out of bed.. Took it for two days and my body felt just beat.. I don't see the point in taking this medicine the side effects are just too bad to deal with..never taking it again."

• Lupus...
• November 2, 2021

"Having lupus has given me a love/dislike relationship with prednisone. Being in a flare now, I love it (moonface and all). What I don't like is the dreaded taper, but that's life with prednisone. I have had 4 flares and let me say prednisone is my life saver."

• Rainieb
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 2, 2022

"I’ve been suffering from sciatic pain for about 8 weeks. Usually, it’s short-term and with Advil. This time I started getting worried as to why this was taking so long to improve. I went to an Orthopedist who prescribed prednisone. OMG, by the end of day 1 I had no pain down my left side running down my leg. Whatever inflammation or compression is causing my problem has tremendously decreased. I am not limping and did not take one Advil since starting the pack! He was also prescribed PT for 6 weeks. If it returns at that point he will send me for an MRI. I highly recommend if tolerated well!"

• Nigel
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 10, 2021

"After a year or more feeling stiff and old I was given cortico steroids. The effect was fantastic. I reduced the dosage and simply cannot believe how much better I felt and how these drugs took 10 years off my life."

• LeeCh
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 15, 2022

"I have chronic inflammation which causes horrific nerve pain down my right leg into my foot. The pain can be excruciating. The relief started in Day 1 of the Prednisone pack. By Day 2 my inflammation was gone and so was my pain. However when I tapered down to 20mg/Day the pain came back. This stuff is amazing while you're on it but everything comes back when you stop it."

• Marius
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 11, 2022

"I have had an Achilles tendon condition for the last 3 months, incorrectly diagnosed by a General Practioner the first time and incorrectly treated. Frustrated, I went for a second opinion from a different Doctor. Correctly diagnosed this time and he prescribed prednisone to be used in conjunction with Cataflam. This morning after only 1 day I feel 80% better and for the first time in 3 months I can walk immediately after getting out of bed -feels like a mini miracle and it helped for the usual back stiffness that I experience in the morning - no discomfort. No side effects thus far."

• The...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 19, 2017

"The arthritis doc put me on 10mg Prednisone for arthritic pain in my shoulders, upper back and neck. After 3 days I had absolutely no relief. He said I should stop it and take a muscle relaxant! Is 3 days an adequate time frame?"

• Gma
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 16, 2021

"I have received cortisone with pain med for trochanteric hip bursitis with sciatica and it gives relief immediately with severe pain and days after pain free. Due to COVID 19 I went a year without any injections but taking celicoxib 200 mg (Celebrex) every other day. The PA this year gave me a 10 mg. prednisone taper with 60 mg. the first day. I’m still in pain, unable to sit or lying down for any length of time for rest. This Prednisone dosage has been very painful to my stomach and digestive track, causing diarrhea and a rapid heart rate; unable to sleep and no pain relief! What is the purpose of changing the protocol for treatment when the previous treatment worked? Plus it’s a $40 copayment each visit and copayment with injections but at least they help alleviate the pain and inflammation quickly. Prednisone has more side effects and for a senior citizen with multiple health issues that complicate treatment; to me trigger point injections would be a better option."

• North...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 19, 2020

"I'm starting my 5th day of 10 day 60mg prednisone for Herniated disc's lower back. Dosage is 20mg 3x day. So far it hasn't seemed to help with pain. I'm going to call pharmacy and see if I can take the last 5 days of med differently."

• Raquel
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 2, 2021

"I got vaccinated back in March 2021 but I got Covid19 in August. I recovered after 2 weeks and 4 weeks after my initial COVID-19 positive test it became hard to breathe and my blood pressure was so high! I never had any health issues before but this was so scary I went to the ER twice. Both times they told me everything looked normal and my oxygen was at 99-100%. They did xrays on my lungs and there was a bit of inflammation so they gave me 50mg of prednisone for 5 days. I immediately started retaining water, i was dizzy, jittery and lightheaded. I became very thirsty and peeing so much. I am now 3 days off of prednisone and although getting better from the side effects I still feel dizzy, thirsty and feeling hot and dizzy. I truly will never take something like this again. My doctor said I would have mood swings and be hungry but nothing else. I had to research all i was feeling to make sense of what was happening to me and why my face was so swollen suddenly."

• Doc
• April 3, 2019

"Prednisone was a miracle drug for me I was in bed for 2 weeks hurting unable to move and this drug stopped it within 5 hours."

• Thank...
• February 10, 2018

"Neck pain from a pinched nerve for a week and a half - naproxen and muscle relaxers hardly working took one dose today ( 5 day prescription ) feel 90% better within 5 hours !"

• Anonymous
• October 18, 2011

"Prednisone helps shrink my bulging back disc and provides full relief that lasts until I do something foolish again. I have taken a full regimen 3 times in the last 4 years"

• Anonymous
• December 17, 2009

"The side effects of this drug far outweighed the benefits for me."