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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / September 2005New to Prendnisone
Hello group. My MD put me on Prednisone after my problem with bleeding ulcer using Mobic (about a year) and Methotrexate (about a three years), and taking one Aspirin per day for about 20 years (Heart problems major). After ulcer healed (loss two pints of blood) and to relieve me from major flare-up of hands, fingers, legs and feet my MD give me a shot of Prednisone (60mg) and within two days my Flare-Ups and the pain that goes with it have left. I am on a temporary program to see how I tolerate Predisone but I feel so much better and even the stiffness in my fingers have left. I hope this is the drug that will help me tolerate my RA. Any thoughts on your experience with this drug both positive and negative will be appreciated. Thank You Elrac > Hello group. My MD put me on Prednisone after my problem with bleeding > ulcer [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > Thank You > Elrac Positive, I wouldn't be alive today without it. I've mostly used it in very large short term doses for Asthma. I do get a shot once in a while to tame a flare. It is a miracle drug. Negative, I had to have cataracts removed from my eyes in my early fifties. I've put on weight every time I've taken it and never lose it all. Piles up over the decades. Oral prednisone is hard on my stomach. Oh, and my husband would add that it turns me into a raging lunatic. So it is also the drug from hell. Jo Elcid, Please look into the negative effects of prednisone, as some are very serious- severe bone loss or thinning of bones, skin problems, moon face, weight gain, etc... For myself, prednisone has really helped me, but I am on a relatively small dose and am currently tapering it down. I'm glad that you're feeling better, but please be careful, Charlene positive - it saved my life i have lupus, and dermatomyositis, and scleroderma, and this drug literally brought me back to life negative - i've gained weight - i'm moody now cuz of it- have to be checked for cataracts,and have my sugar monitored frequently at one point i thot the drug was driving me crazy but in my opinion, if i didnt have these side effects i wouldn't be alive right now so more positive than negative for me started me off @ 60 4 years ago, and i'm now down to 5 and stable there - tried to go lower, and flared up big time, so right now i'm stuck at 5 Thank you all, for the comments. I will be monitoring myself for the side-effects. Weight gain bothers most as I have lost 40 pounds due to diet program and exercise and certainly do not want to go back to the old fat me. We are trying this drug for a week to see how I tolerate it. Elcid > positive - it saved my life > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > started me off @ 60 4 years ago, and i'm now down to 5 and stable there > - tried to go lower, and flared up big time, so right now i'm stuck at 5 > Thank you all, for the comments. I will be monitoring myself for the > side-effects. Weight gain bothers most as I have lost 40 pounds due to [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > We are trying this drug for a week to see how I tolerate it. > Elcid Not everyone gains weight on prednisone. But its good to know its something you will have to watch closely. And not let it get the upper hand. It can also cause you to retain fluid and that makes it really hard to tell what is or isn't weight gain at first. Jo |
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