Prednisone A Curse and A Blessing Community Group
This group is for the many of us that are on Prednisone and hate it! Yes, it heals what ails us, but it also creates another batch of problems!
You know what...I hate pred...lol. I find myself on it again. I seem to be on it about 6 months out of the year. This time, when I had to take the evil pred again, I didn't even go down with a fight. Why is it the only med that seems to be working for me. I'm not even angry about the evil pred this time and I accept that I am going to be on it for awhile.
I suppose I am just defeated. Why do we have to go through so much in order to feel better? At this point, the evil pred irritated my stomach, so now I am taking nexium so that I can take the pred...wtf?!!
I am really hoping that I find remission at the end of this pred tunnel....
I suppose I am just defeated. Why do we have to go through so much in order to feel better? At this point, the evil pred irritated my stomach, so now I am taking nexium so that I can take the pred...wtf?!!
I am really hoping that I find remission at the end of this pred tunnel....
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I know how you feel, I hate it to and I bitch and whine about taking it...LOL, but it works to get me back on track and I hope I won't ever have to do the Remicade! I have crohns and UC, I 'm still trying to gain weight, prednisone makes me so nervous. I have gained some weight but I want to at least snag about 10 more pounds. I wish you luck and many prayers that you can soon get off of it.
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Thanks marcie! I asked my doc about remicade and he's not thinking about giving me that at all. I'm just supposed to hang in there with this imuran.
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The worst part about prednisone for me is the MOOD swings! hair loss and skin problems, oh don't let me forget about the not sleeping..I get so wired I wear myself out, not sleeping only hinders a person from feeling better...Oooooh, how we love the stuff....see it has made me crazy to!
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I hate it too! My partner actually probably hates it more than I do, for what's it done to me. I've been on pred everyday for going on 3 years straight. My CD is so terribly steroid dependent that the several times I attempted to come down have landed me in the emergency room. Thankfully however, recently I've managed to get down to 15mg..I'm really excited and hopeful but wary all the same. Hope you feel better, keep your head up! :)
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ive been on for 3yrs too,and so scared of getting sick.is my immune system like that of a person with hiv or aids,because everthing i read is im susseptable to all this dangerous stuff,and ive become a germ phobic cause of it.Also do any of u have problems with thrush that wont go away.
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