Prednisone has any one taken it?

[Asiel]

You're ony on for a short therapy time. 15 days is the norm and in that time you won't have time to swell up or overeat. I've been put on short course therapy of 15 days with much higher doses with no ill effects. But I can tell you that each time was well worth it and if I ever needed it again I wouldn't hesitate to go on again. I think the only side effect is that you have trouble sleping but then your pain would keep you awake wouldn't it?

[momoffuzzyfaces]

Just talked to the nurse practioner. I'm glad I did. I have carpel tunnel in both hands. That was the most likely cause of the tremors. The tremors are gone now.

We talked about the vitamin D thing. I will have to take 50,000 units twice a week for 6 weeks. Go in to be retested and stay on 2,000 every day. Wow!! was I low or what? She mentioned it could be causing extreme fatigue plus depression. Both of which I have been having lots of trouble with lately. I had never had problems with depression like I have the last several months. I just figured it was because of my fibro. Hopefully the Vit D will help that.
I have been allergic to milk since I was 25. Not lactose intollerant. I can't breathe if I drink milk wether it is lactose free or not.

I also need to take calcium caltrate every day too. I used to take a calcium tablet but had gotten lazy and had stopped taking it.

My kidneys have improved a bit since they did the last test in aug. Hopefully we can find something that will help the inflammation without damaging them further soon. She suggested a topical ointment. I can't see how that would help the deep down inflamation though. She is going to do some research on it.

Thanks again everyone!!!

[*LabLoverKEB*]

I was on Prednisone for a short time while I was in the hospital being treated for ulcerative colitis the summer of 09'. I also was still on it when I came home... a month later! Ugh! Anyway, pred is not to be used long-term, as you said, overtime it does affect your liver. It aslo weakens your immune system, so stay away from crowded places (malls, resturants, etc) until you get the okay from your Dr. You cannot just suddenly stop taking prednisone, or other steroids for that matter, you have to be weaned off of the drug, following the instructions from your doctor.

For animals, (don't know much about people and prednisone, other than my own personal experience) they eat and drink a whole lot more!

[krazyaboutkatz]

MOFF, I sure hope that the pred will help you. I've been taking 1000 IU of vitamin D and 1000mg of calcium for quite a while now. My mom actually suggested that I start taking 1000 IU of vitamin D because it's supposed to be good for breast health and my mom is a breast cancer survivor. I hate drinking milk but I do try to drink orange juice that has calcium in it.

I've never been on pred but I've had 2 cats on it long term and some were on it just short term. My vet told me that dogs and people don't do as well on pred as cats do. Unfortunately my RB Starr gained so much weight that it affected his health. Storm is on 2.5mg every morning and he's doing well but he does drink a lot. So far he hasn't gained weight like poor Starr did. It also helped to clear up Sky's stuffy nose and it cleared up Pearl's breakouts on her chin and lips. Good luck and I hope you start feeling much better very soon.