Prednisone for Inflammatory Conditions User Reviews (Page 5)

• Dea...
• January 27, 2016

"For the first time in 2015, I was treated with prednisone. Briefly, 20-year history of lumbosacral pain, herniated L5-S1 (no annular tear yet, about 3mm), bilaterally encroaching both traversing L5 nerve roots. Combined with bilateral foraminal stenosis, spinal stenosis (lumbar) acquired and congenital, facet hypertrophy, entire spine, pars L4/5-L5/S1, led to isthmic spondylolisthesis, G1, and an 8mm T2 hyperintensity synovial cyst (yep) adjacent to the right facet at L5 and encroaching the S1 nerve root. What led to prednisone: botched radiofrequency ablation, missed the medial, nerve damage, doc freaked due to my pain he ruled out RA. 3-week taper got me through to nerve heal, no side effects, alternative? Massive narcotics drip, 3 wk stay. I despise both."

• Lup...
• November 2, 2021

"Having lupus has given me a love/dislike relationship with prednisone. Being in a flare now, I love it (moon face 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 lifesaver."

• Anonymous
• June 21, 2011

"My doctor put me on prednisone, 20 mg 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, 200 mg a day for my polycystic ovarian syndrome. Spironolactone helps greatly with the water retention and acne side effects of the prednisone."

• fir...
• 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."

• Wal...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 20, 2017

"I have a rare disorder called eosinophilic esophagitis. 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."

• Bmi...
• 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 of 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."

• Rai...
• 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!"

• Nig...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 10, 2021

"After a year or more feeling stiff and old, I was given corticosteroids. 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."

• raq...
• July 21, 2017

"Took it for Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EOE), and it made me so 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."

• Anonymous
• January 12, 2016

"Have been in severe pain for 3 weeks after receiving physical therapy. Had spinal surgery in April, and the 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 options. Scheduled for an MRI. Could be a tear in the muscle or torn ligament."

• Ano...
• 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 the doctor said it wasn’t arthritis, but some kind of nerve pain. Gave me a week's 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."

• Ang...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 30, 2019

"For only 10 days, I was prescribed prednisone. Prednisone definitely helped my illness and made me feel better, but after a couple of days, I noticed small red bumps, headaches, and frequent urination. Those bumps turned to bruises, eventually spreading, becoming bigger bruises, to lumps, to swollen areas and points in my legs I could feel when I walk. After the 10th day, I had such bad pain in my legs I could barely sit or stand. By the time I got home from work, my ankles and legs were so bad I couldn’t walk. I’m in bed right now hoping the swelling will go down."

• Rob...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 2, 2024

"I am 66 years old and am on no meds for anything. But in the past year, the stiffness and pain in elbows, wrists, knees, and hips was spiraling downhill so bad that I couldn't sleep well, walked with difficulty, couldn't do the work I was doing, and was short of breath with minimal exertion. (Symptoms that started after I had Covid.) I would take ibuprofen at times so that I could walk okay for events and vacations. I went to the doctor two weeks ago, and he ordered lab tests to check the normal suspects but everything came back in normal ranges. But he put me on prednisone right away - a 10-day regimen - 50mg 2 days, 40mg 2 days, etc. By the end of day one, I felt like I was 64 again. Within 24 hours, I felt almost new. I can bend, kneel, grasp, walk, run, etc., and I have way more energy. The only side effects I have noticed are a couple of times of lightheadedness. I sleep great, wake up happy, and have a healthy appetite (but not overeating)."

• Lee...
• 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 on Day 1 of the Prednisone pack. By Day 2, my inflammation was gone, and so was my pain. However, when I tapered down to 20 mg/day, the pain came back. This stuff is amazing while you're on it, but everything comes back when you stop it."

• Mar...
• 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 practitioner 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."

• Min...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 27, 2018

Prednisone "I had a spinal injury and went in with literal screaming pain, I couldn't even pass out. They gave 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."

• 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 it's 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 Benadryl, and the reaction is subsiding slowly. After sleepless nights with this drug, I’ll welcome the sleepy relief of Benadryl! I felt like it loosened up the mucus in my infection the first day and allowed me to cough off more, but this is the end of the road for this drug for me forever. Grateful it didn’t get any worse before I got Benadryl."

• 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 took celecoxib 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 lie down for any length of time for rest. This prednisone dosage has been very painful to my stomach and digestive tract, 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."

• Raq...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 2, 2021

"I got vaccinated back in March 2021, but I got COVID-19 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 X-rays on my lungs, and there was a bit of inflammation, so they gave me 50 mg of prednisone for 5 days. I immediately started retaining water, I was dizzy, jittery, and lightheaded. I became very thirsty and was 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 hot. 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."

• Nor...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 19, 2020

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

• har...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 13, 2025

"My doctor started me on prednisone immediately when she expected GCA after a couple of episodes of loss of vision and double vision in my right eye, leg and arm pain, and extreme fatigue. The steroids did their job and saved my eyesight and eliminated the pain in my arms and legs and most of the fatigue in a day or two. As a bonus, my arthritis pain has disappeared, and virtually every other pain in my body is gone. Obviously, I can’t take these steroids forever, but they sure are a godsend right now!"

• S C...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• February 27, 2025

"Miracle cure in a short time, less than one week for all respiratory problems including mucus, short breath, sore throat, and runny nose. Absolute remedy for flu, COVID, all seasonal cold, or any respiratory symptoms. Far better than dexamethasone (which is much stronger than prednisone) and can feel the effects right around 2 hours after oral intake. It should be superior to newly patented COVID medication. Skin itching, rashes, autoimmune symptoms of skin blisters, hair loss, lymph circulation to ease down molar teeth pain, enabling chewing. Blood flow improved. Bio-genetic sensor/sensory for pain/cramps could be placed to “default mode” that gives not much pain and manageable, thus preventing shock/panic system shut down. Pain/cramps/spasm control for gallbladder, duct, etc., in the gastrointestinal tract to prevent shock/panic and prevent system shut down. The benefits overwhelm the negatives."

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

"The arthritis doc put me on 10 mg 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?"

• rbe...
• 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."

• 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."