Anyone ever taken prednisone?

[Anonymous]

anyone else had to take the devils drug? it sucks...

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i've taken it for 2 years for drug induced autoimmune hepatitis

[Longshot]

1) You could ask your doctor about Cellcept, a drug that has worked well for many Lupus patients. I believe it was or is used for organ transplant patients but is now indicated for Lupus.

2) There are chemotherapies such as Cytoxan ( does have side effects) and Rituxan, a much newer drug with less effects.

3) Finally, steroids are a possibility. link

[martyfellow]

It's a drug of last resort, or a very temporary regimen. The long term side effects are, well, basically fatal.

[jsmagee]

very true especially when it starts messing up your bones

[martyfellow]

Ihope you don't need to take it for long.

[jsmagee]

lol. tell me about it. I take it for lupus and I've been on and off it for years.its the worse thing ever and it leaves such a horrible taste in your mouth. they need to just take it off the market and come up with something better. I wish it would disappear forever.

[Asker]

yea...i've been on it for the last 2 yrs. it does control some conditions well but the side effects are hell!

[jsmagee]

i know. the side effects suck but um, what do you take it for?

[Asker]

my dermatologist put me on an antibiotic for acne which in turn made me sick by giving me autoimmune hepatitis...i've finally had normal blood results for the last 3 months but I'm stuck at 6.5 mg of prednisone and if I try to go even down to 6.25 mg I start feeling really sick

[jsmagee]

oh ok.

[Anonymous]

Nope, never have

[jsmagee]

lol.lucky...hopefully you never will. its so horrible

[Anonymous]

my mommy took it after she got surgery, but she didn't like how strong it was & it made her sick so she stopped using it

[jojixlight]

And nothing happened to her after stopping it?

[nene12463]

I was prescribed it if I have a really bad flare, but I heard its terrible.

[Shameneyes]

What is it?

[jsmagee]

its a steroid that's used for various medical problems such as arthritis,lupus, asthma.