PCOS-MEDICATION Messages for September, 2003: Re: Prednizone

Re: Prednizone

From: Christy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 17 Sep 2003 19:34:11 -0500 (CDT)

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At Sat, 23 Aug 2003, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
>At Mon, 24 Dec 2001, Chris wrote:
>>
>>Hello, I'm inquiring about Prednizone as my mother is currently taking
>>it. She went to see a bone specialist about the severe pain she'd been
>>feeling in her joints and bones. The doctor prescribed something (??),
>>it did not work well, so he prescribed Prednizone. Since she's been
>>taking this, my mother has felt incredible, both mentally and
>>physically.
>>
>>Her docter mentioned that he didn't want her on this for a long period
>>of time.
>>

I took Prednisone for about a year for vasculitis as well as my arthritis. I was taking a large does of 60mg daily which it probably more than your mother takes, but my overall experience with it was horrible. For the first two weeks or so I felt great, had lots of energy and needed to sleep very little. I felt wonderful.

Then I began getting tired and found I couldn't sleep. I ended up having to get a prescription sleep aid which I finally got off recently (2 years later). Around the same time, I began gaining weight. I was hungry all the time. I would wake up at night and feel I had to eat or I wouldn't be able to sleep.I gained a total 60 pounds after a year on the Prednisone, but most of that gain was in the first 5 months or so. My face got really round which they call moon face and I got a bit of a hump. I also have difficulty healing when I get hurt. Bruises last forever and cuts still don't seem to heal properly.

I had tried the low fat diet and moderate exercise and had no luck getting any of my weight gain off. I have recently begun a low carb diet and am hopeful that I will finally be able to get to a normal size (or at least to the size I was befor this whole mess).

If your mother is not having any problems taking the prednisone, then I guess I wouldn't worry too much, but I commend the doctor for recommending she not be on it for too long. There are many, many medicines out there for arthritis, so I would hope the doctor would try a few more before leaving her on one that has so many potential side effects.

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