prednisone withdrawal treatment

Thank you for the reply. I would have never thought prednisone withdrawal would be so difficult. I am hangin' in there and staying positive. Thank you very much Foggy2. It seems the fatigue is the hardest to deal with. I have never experienced fatigue in such an extreme fashion. I am concerned with the last month which will be 1mg every other day. So far it seems I am just one of those people that do better dropping .5mg at a time. Now that I think back I should have been dropping.

However, the prednisone accelerated the osteoarthritis in my knees and hips, and I am now trying to get off prednisone. And this is the real problem of prednisone. For most people with osteoarthritis in addition to whatever else, prednisone reduces healing in tissues that are inflamed (by reducing inflammation which is part of healing). This is not true for every kind of osteoarthritis..

Did the anxiety start while you were on the prednisone or after you stopped? Corticosteroids cause anxiety as one of the most common side effects, as they are basically a form of cortisol, the stress hormone. It's possible the problem is the cortisone itself, and not withdrawal from it, that is the problem, though I'm not sure about withdrawal from this drug.

Certain precautions that your physician would be taking care of are, using the lowest possible dose, for the shortest time, alternate day dosing can be followed if possible, and gradual withdrawal to limit the adrenal suppression. Usually a treatment for more than 3 weeks is taken as long term. I cannot advise the dose, which can cause neurological symptoms and side effects. Consult your physician for the needful in your case. Take care.

I was put on prednisone for my lungs. its a 7 day treatment but I am reading its very addictive. what do I do? I dont want to get addicted to anything else.

I read elsewhere that most of my current issues are withdrawal from the Solu Medrol . I was wondering if anyone else has had this treatment and how long it took to feel" normal" ? My joints are killing me, I do not sleep, sear exhaustion is an understatement , headaches and to top it off stomach pains. I did talk to my doctor and the response was that I had to feel like this to get better .

I need to make a decision on what to take after going off treatment and the hepatitis reoccuring. My doctor says I can take more prednisone and less Imuran or more Imuran and less prednisone. What is more damaging?

im going to be having a fess surgery and my dr prescribed prednisone on july 1,08 4 pills a day for 4 days and then cut back by 1 pill a day,but it makes me so nervous because i have bad anxiety he said i could take a half a dose so i have been taking 2 tablets aday today is my 4 thr day im wondering how i will tapeer off that cant reach dr till monday my surgery is wed.

Prendisone gives you energy, helps you breath better, I was on it after my accident and started last tx with it. I took it for a ruptured adrenal gland and lung issues. Short term it does give you energy and helps with many things, long term my understanding is can cause a lot of other damage. I know it took a long time to be weaned from it, For me it was a long time, Adrenals are little glands that control a lot.

I was taking 20mg prednisone twice daily for 3 weeks, and my last dose was monday night. Today is Thursday, and I am developing an itchy rash over my whole body, do you think it is related? Also, my heart rate is also 104 at rest and I have a dull headache.

Has anyone used prednisone to lessen methadone or other opiate withdrawal symptoms?

OMG, thank you for writing! I did think it was JUST me. Last time after a 5 (or was it 3) day treatment, I came home as the energizer bunny and happy ... This time though, after a 3 day treatment, I can honestly say I wanted to DIE and made plans for it. I thought most of my despair was what was going on in my personal life ... 3 teenagers, son diagnosed with Diabetes type I, separated from husband, head pain ... it goes on.

Apparently even with the withdrawal of the drug the proteins remained being placed on the red blood cells, so I continued to have hemolysis even after withdrawal. I was on prednisone for almost a year, and Prednisone worked but as soon as I was tappered off this med, the hemolysis came back. My hemoglobin went down to 4 and during prednisone treatment it was around 12-13.

My 70 lb 12 year old golden retriever has a skin condition and was on Prednisone last year for about three weeks. She broke out with the same rash a few days ago, and (stupidly) instead of taking her to the vet, I gave her the same dosage of medicine that we had left over from the last time. I gave her 20mg in the morning, 20 in the evening, and then realized that I didn't have enough to complete the course for three weeks.

Hello, I had an allergic reaction to an unknown substance two weeks ago, and was given a taper regime of Prednisone, after my visit to the ER. The first 5 days I took 60mg, the next 5 I took 40mg, and the last 5 days 20 mg. Tomorrow is my last day/pill. This is my first time taking Prednisone and I have had a TERRIBLE experience on this drug!

Slide, I have taken prednisone several times since I completed treatment, actually currently I'm just winding down on a significant ten day dosing of it at the moment. I have remainned SVR for five or six years. Aside from the bloating weight gain that I get from it I haven't had any problems at all. When did you finish tx? Any chance you can get your 4 week PCR done even early to see what that says?

Are you allergic to the medication or just prefer not to be on a steroid? Did you already find an alternate treatment?

Olysio treatment (I finished last Wed) did any of you go through actual withdrawal symptoms? I may be a little rare in this as I also am titering down on prednisone (which is prolly more of a culprit) but I wasn't on a lot of pred. I feel crashed, spaced-out...like this stuff did a number on my dopamine levels, etc.

I was talking with my husband about prednisone. He has taken it off and on throughout his life for various joint inflammation. He has never had trouble coming off of it whether he was tapered off or not. I have had trouble each and every time I have been on it (for asthma related issues mostly). I always thought I was having "withdrawal" symptoms- horribly aching joints, pain, anxiety, sweats, something that sounds a lot like opiate withdrawal if you ask me.

Many people here have mentioned feeling worse before they get symptom improvement with steroid treatment. Sumana is right that Prednisone will cause fluid retention. It can also cause a temporary rise in blood pressure and blood sugar levels. These side effects can easily contribute to development of all the symptoms you describe. I'm surprised you didn't mention any nausea, heartburn or insomnia.

i am already on several medications for my asthma ( symbicort 160, singulair, duoneb 2x daily as a maintanance ,and still need my maxair daily. i have been on 6 prednisone tapers so far this year and have been doing allergy shot for 1.5 yrs with next to no improvement in my asthma. my question is, i know all the good , bad and ugly about prednisone but i HAVE TO be able to live my life!!! does anyone know of any alternatives that i might discuss with my doctor.

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