i really want to know beacuse my dermatoligist prescribed me this pill.
but after reading the reviews and side effects of this pill i am very nervous if i should start taking this pill or not.
Does prednisone helps to treat acne problems?
Question posted by mariah123 on 13 Sep 2012
Last updated on 5 June 2013
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endlessPred
13 Sep 2012
Hello. Welcome. A little more detail would help. What is your dose and how long are you to take it?
Long term use can have troubles. Short courses of ten days or such can be very helpful to reduce inflammation and give you a chance to heal. Short doses have mild side effects such as flushing, perhaps some sweating an hour or so after taking it. Maybe a touch hyper.
The long term effects simply don't happen with a a quick dose. I would give it a try if it is the short dose. Doctors do not just prescribe this like aspirin. A lot of measuring the pros and cons happen before a doctor decides to use it. Your physician is seeing if it helps give you some relief.
Having been on prednisone for years at high doses, I see it as very helpful. It keeps me going.
Ask your doctor if you have more questions now that you have had time to think about this. See what the reason is for using it and how it will help. Then use it if you are satified. One thing for sure, if you decide not to use tell the doctor. He is looking for specific results and will wonder why they did not happen, ok? Some other meds will have far more side effects.
If this is a higher dose or longer course of meds, write back and i will let you know more. Karen
mariah123
13 Sep 2012
thanks karen ,
my dose is 2.5 mg 1 tab daily before bed time, and she said i can take this pill for years or so. and also she told me that i might not get the results righht away within few days, it may take weeks, months or year for this pill to work.
endlessPred
13 Sep 2012
Thanks for the info. Here is the quick class on prednisone.
The body makes 8 to 9 mg of cortisol naturally. The prednisone boosts this level a bit to fight inflammation. it is slightly different than the body hormones and reacts more strongly against inflammation without causing the body to be under stress and produce extra for healing on its own.
When we are under stress, both emotional or physical we produce a lot of this hormone. Too much too long causes disease from our own body. When we receive a supplement the body doesn't go into overdrive and the inflammation is handled.
Long term use at this very low dose often gives good results. Was this prescribed by a dermatologist? Has the acne not cleared on the antibiotics? I am surprised a bit, that such a low dose is used and the expectation is such long range for results. However, I am unfamiliar with this application. My suggestion is to give it a try, just be sure a specialist suggested it and other options have or are being used as well.only one person wrote in who takes it for this, that I have read, and she was taking a much higher dose in spurts.
Stay in touch.
endlessPred
13 Sep 2012
Sorry, you did say dermatologist. So I guess that is covered. Just ask a few more questions.
Roblei
19 May 2013
I went to a dermatologist bec I have bad acne break out for almost 2 mos now, she prescribed me cephalexin and prednisone 10mg to be taken 6 tabs for 3days, 5tabs for 3 days, 4 tabs for 3 days, 3 tabs for 3 days, 2 tabs for 3 days then finally 1 tab for 3 days. I had history of bad acne since college but I manage to control it by going to a dermatologist in the Philippines who never gave me oral meds despite very bad acne more thab what i have now and when I moved in the US i started using proactive. Though the deep scars remained bec from certain periods especially summer I would have more break outs than usual. Reading the reviews made me scared and I decided to just stick with the antibiotic and tretinoin cream she gave me. I can understand antibiotic but not prednisone bec my acne in my opinion is not that severe as compared to others who even have it on their chest and back.
endlessPred
19 May 2013
The prednisone is called a burst. It is often used when one has a disease that shows a lot of redness or inflammation. It reduces that inflammation and can help with some situations like acne. This is a short term medication when used as a burst and is use to see if it will help reduce your acne. The antibiotic is quite powerful. Is it causing side effects?
Acne takes time to settle down. It is not from food choices and it often runs in families. How are you doing now? Is the treatment helping? Karen
ezach464
6 June 2013
My dermatologist gave me a prescription of prednisone, which I will start taking in a few days before I head to an event. The dosage is for 20mg, 1 tablet daily for 5 days only. He told me this would really show results fast. Is that pretty accurate or somewhat accurate?
endlessPred
6 June 2013
Hi. Sounds like the same dose another acne suffer used short term. Give it a try. You may be hyper and you may be quick tanger. Just be careful and have little, if any, alcohol. Hope it works for you.
ezach464
6 June 2013
My dermatologist has me stopping the dosage the day before my event, which is a wedding I am attending. I don't think the prednisone prescription will affect me day of the wedding.
endlessPred
6 June 2013
Yeah, it will. It stays on your system for quite a while. Sorry for the word above, but the word was temper. You may anger faster under the stress of the wedding. Be sure a good friend is there to have your back. Knowing you could be less than usual be sure you have fun and enjoy the day! Have a good time! Karen
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