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Ugh, I hear ya! My dd and I both have asthma and both ended up in the ER this week for respiratory distress due to a nasty cold that went right to our lungs (bronchitis). We're both on max dose of puffers plus prednisone. I've taken it for years whenever I get pneumonia, it is super strong, but nothing else works as fast. I see things when I'm on it, wake up thinking my dreams are real, upset stomach, one time it caused a crying fit over nothing that lasted for hours and I could not stop. There's also the insomnia, hence my posting at 3am, dd was wide awake until 1-2 am her first 3 days on it. I certainly commiserate. This time around I'm also experiencing extreme indigestion and muscle stiffness. But I've found that as asthmatics it's been a necessary evil, it begins working in 4-6 hours and I'm able to often skip on antibiotics. If I didn't have the prednisone I would have been admitted to the hospital this time around, even after 2 masks my o2 saturation had only risen to 91.

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It is nasty. I usually end up on it because I over react to poison ivy (face swells, etc.). I usually end up asking for a lower dose over a longer period of time because that's the only way I can handle the nasty stuff. I tried not doing the prednisone and the reaction would not go away. It was necessary evil for me.

 

So, yes I can relate.

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I hate the stuff too. It has always given me an upset stomach... but the last time I took it I was soooooo sick. So, so sick. I kept taking it till the end, though, but I don't know what to do next time :( Maybe the above suggestion of a less-strong dosage over a longer period of time will work for me... hadn't thought to request that!

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Isn't it funny how everybody reacts differently?

 

Prednisone was my ONLY relief from the hourly 24/7 vomiting 2wk ago. As soon as it wore off, I was back to puking evey hour. I did a second 5 day round & it seems to have brought me out of the worst of it (for now) :) It was a miracle drug for me!

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I love the way prednisone makes me feel= energetic, much less pain, less muddle headed, etc. Everyone is different. I take oral steroids at times for RA, asthma, lung infections, allergic reactions,etc.

 

My son has taken prednisone a couple of time for sinus infections. He feels great after a day or two on it. He wishes he could take it all the time!

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I love the way prednisone makes me feel= energetic, much less pain, less muddle headed, etc. Everyone is different. I take oral steroids at times for RA, asthma, lung infections, allergic reactions,etc.

 

I used to be like this, loved it! My house was spotless, and I was euphoric. For me, each time I take it, it gets less pretty. This time it's murder....crying jags, meanness, NO sleep, migraines, depression. I find that when I cut dairy and meat..... I get 100% better w the autoimmune stuff. Going back to that. This is nuts! Ruining my favorite time of yr.

 

Thanks for all the input .... I have 4 more days... Arghhhh!

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My son has taken prednisone a couple of time for sinus infections. He feels great after a day or two on it. He wishes he could take it all the time!

 

:iagree::lol: Well, I don't wish I could take it all the time, but I have definitely felt better when I have taken it. Maybe sinus infections just leave people so wiped out that feeling better is awesome!

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Both dds have to take it occasionally for their asthma. They can't sleep and it actually makes them itch like crazy. The allergist finds it so odd since he prescribes it to many for their itching, but he's seen the girls while on it and can't deny it greatly bothers them. It's the only thing that works sometimes though, so they're good about sucking it up.

 

I, on the other hand, cannot take it at all anymore. The last time was a 2 round course (to try and clear up a nasty sinus infection) and it landed me in the ER. Never again for me!

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I love the way prednisone makes me feel= energetic, much less pain, less muddle headed, etc. Everyone is different. I take oral steroids at times for RA, asthma, lung infections, allergic reactions,etc.

 

Me too. That is the closest I have felt to normal in years. The side effects of grumpiness, weight gain and hostility(beyond my usual) were worth it to walk again. RA is evil.

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