Prednisone Withdrawal....

Diva  - Every package of steroids I've ever had has a stern warning about not abruptly quitting the medication and one usually starts with a large dose and works downward each day until the full course is complete. I've had to take Prednisone for bronchitis or other issues before and I hate my self when I am on it. I cry all the time, I feel awful, I have extreme mood swings and all that, plus just an overwhelming irritability about my self.

I am glad you didn't experience any adverse withdrawal symptoms.

Instead of gloating about being the exception, I think you should be thanking your lucky stars you didn't have any adverse reactions from going cold turkey off the Prednisone.

 Gloating????  Half -truths? 

 You guys are a bunch of nuts, those of you who jumped on me for being relieved!  I was just telling what happened to me.  Just like everybody else does here.  Forgot different rules apply to me and I'm not allowed to have something happen to me, good or bad!  LOLOLOLOL!

Sorry to have bothered you!  Go, enjoy it!  With my blessings, you can have my share!  LOL

And to all who have really bad illnesses and have to take it, I'm very sorry.

OBB....watch out for HIVES!  LOL  You are true to your colors.....b itch. 

Sharon-glad to hear that you are doing lots better-as for the nay-sayers about your posts, in their simple minds they forgot to SOB-that simple. Pot stirring since they have nothing better to do. For those of us who consider you a friend, we look forward to enjoying your posts about travel, performing, and the interesting things that you do.  Toni

Sharon, kidney problems/failure can be one of the risks of going off Prednisone too fast.  Unfortunately, that's not something you might notice as easily as fatigue and other things.  Please follow up with your doctor.  

Glad you're felling better!

I can't believe the people who jump on everything you do!  You tell  about something in your life, and a few just have to be mean.  I hope you can ignore them and know that there are some of us who enjoy hearing about your life and the things you do.  If these people don't like you, I wish they would just SOB your posts. 

I was very thankful you weren't killed in that accident, and I know what hives are---very painful.  I wanted you to know the facts about Prednisone, that is why I posted the information from the Mayo Clinic last night.  You are lucky you didn't have any side effects from stopping it suddenly, but I don't think you were on it long enough to harm you.  I know you are intelligent enough to follow up with your doctor if you notice anything unusual. 

Keep posting about your life, Sharon!   Don't let some people get you down!

 Karen, thank you so much for always being nice and seeing things as they are.  Have you ever seen anything like that in your life?  People say the craziest things when they know they will never meet you in person!  

And I do thank you for your concern about the Prednisone...I did read all that, and I did some reading the night before I called the doctor to tell her I had to get off it.  All that stuff really scared me half to death and I ended up crying half the night, thinking I couldn't get off it in time to be okay for my show.  I was forgetting lines and feeling too sick to get up and sing!  I honestly think that drug shouldn't be given for hives unless other things have been tried first.  Of course, it's good for those dreadful, serious illnesses...but acute hives is usually a short-term occurrence (sp?) and if I had known what it could do, I would have insisted on something else first.  I'm very sensitive to changes in my health, so of course, if anything odd happens, I will go to the doctor right away.  I had been on it for over 21 days and was scheduled for another 20....I thought 41 days was WAY too long to take something that I knew was hurting me.  My DH was shocked at my face and neck and it was uncomfortable even to look down or turn my head because of the neck!

 Thank you to everyone who was concerned and said kind things.  I had no intention of making anybody feel bad about having to be on this drug...just wanted to let people know, who heard I was taking it and feeling awful, that I was off it and none the worse for wear.

 So, Karen, what do you say we lose this thread and I will start another one so I can tell you what I did today?  It's Butterfly-related...less than three weeks 'til zero hour!

See you  in another, more cheerful thread!  LOL   

I didn't want to get into a p***ing match with you, but here we go. you want to talk about accidents. on 9-22-2006, My DD and her family were coming home from picking up her husband at work. As you MIGHT be aware, one of the most dangerous times to drive is just as it starts to rain or is just misty. My SIL came around a corner, and the car started sliding. He tapped the brakes, but there were none. He used the manuvers taught to control a slide, but the car was in the wrong lane and a car was coming straight for them so he steered for the ditch. the car was not going but about 30,mph, but it flipped onto its top. There were no airbags and my SIL had bruises on his chest from the steering wheel. My DD hit her head and shoulder, suffering a rotator cup injury. she was back to work in three days every window in the Bronco shattered sending shards of glass everywhere causing her to need stitches in her arm and the whole family was covered in glass especially their hair. At first they thought my SIL had damaged his liver, but his Scan was normal. now for the children who were haging upside down. My DGD had a 4 inch piece of glass protruding from her neck and cuts all over her she had glass in her mouth and they thought she had glass in her eyes, but the tests were normal, and the glass didn't leave a cut bad enough to stich. she was about 6 mo old at the time. My DGS only had a cut on his arm, but had a bad case of PTSD. If anyone he was with drove down that road he would start to cry. He would cover his eyes when you got near the sight, and when he was told he was past the sight he'd breathe a sigh of releif and say we made it. He was 5 years old Yes the kids were buckled in, but I thank God my DD wasn't, because the corner of the roof that WAS over her head, was crushed totally to the hood of the car. She probably would have been killed, but as soon as she saw they were going to crash she ducked and scooted towards her husband. I never posted this before because we didn't have a phone or internet at the time. And if I had it would be so that prayers and support would go out to my DD and her family. If you look at my posts you will see that I usually don't go back to them because I'm not looking for attention,unless I'm the one who needs support, and then I try to accept it graciously not with theatrics. and if you will go to recipes you can read about another Real accident my othr DD was in last week. I believe it's posted as "My DD was in a bad accident this week". If you can't find it just Know she was hit by another car that was driving 60 MPH and then was ping ponged between that car and another. The impact knocked one of her molars sideways, and her kneck was injured and I pray she doesn't suffer any ill effects from that later. Praise God her 18mo twins and her 4 year old son were not injured. Yes she was wearing a seatbelt. And as far as hives go, when I take Penicilin my body doesn't just break out in hives, my whole body swells and I have little indentations where I haven't broken out. It lasts for a week, itches like heck, and has been known to come back for another round. Just thought I'd trow that in for good measure. Good Luck with whatever you do, and by the way, the only reason I came back was that I was told by a couple of little birdies that they were proud of me for telling you what a lot of folks here have wanted to say. Makes you wonder huh?

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I know some who have taken Prednisone, including myself.  I came down with Bells Palsy once and they put me on it along with an antiviral medication.  I know it helped me.

I was diagnosed with Bells Palsy last week, and the Dr. has me on 40 mg  of Prednisone (8 x 5 mg) tablets, and has just reduced it to 35 mg (7 tablets)   I am glad that this subject has been posted, and didn't realize about the withdrawal,  Not knowing all this, I have continued to take the first lot of pills (40 mg) to finish the 1st lot of medication, but I will reduce my pills starting tomorrow A.M.

If you can answer this question disneyluvnmama, how long did your Bells Palsy last???

I do have blurry vision, and the right side of my face is effected.  

Thanks to all l of you who have posted with all your different views.

Heidi.

 heidi- i'm sorry you're suffering from that. my former next door neighbor had it. hers lasted about 3 weeks.

do not stop the prednisone cold turkey. it must be tapered off.

google adrenal glands. they sit on top of the kidneys and excrete cortisol.  

I can only tell you how it was for me Heidi.  I had it for about 2 months form start to finish.  I had the blurry vision even BEFORE I started the prednisone.  I can tell you I KNOW it helped me get better faster.  The lasting effects I have had form the Bells have basically been headaches.  Every once in a great while I get this horrible headache that reminds me of the Bells Palsy headache.  I had it on the right side as well.  I could not close my eye (I had to blink my eye with my hand) and I used a lot of artificial tears during that time had to tape my eye shut at night.  Brushing my teeth was somewhat of a joke as was eating but you make it work.  I know there as a cutoff time, and I just squeezed in.  If you have to past a certain amount of time taking prednisone won't help.  I know someone that worked with my DH and she never took it and she ended up having it for MONTHS.

 Again, just what i went through but if the doctor has you tapering down I would stick with what they are saying.  I will also say cold air bothered me a lot for awhile while I had the Bells and even after.

If you have any other questions feel free to ask.  I had it back in 1999 after I had my DD.  It was a very scary time as I had no idea what was going on and I wasn't on line like I am now.

 Debbie, your tirade confuses me and was completely unneccessary.  What is it, a contest?  I just posted about things that happened to me...why on earth you seem to think it's a competition is beyond me.  You are completely off track and as for "people being proud of you"....that's always nice.  Good for you.  And no, doesn't make me wonder at all.  I see no connection with what you wrote about your family and what I wrote/write about what happens to me.  I am not trying to one-up anybody.  You sure do see things oddly, but that's just you, I guess.  You have the right to see things as you like.

Best wishes to you and yours. 

And the curtain comes down on the final..what would you call it in Opera? Is it an act too? Now all that is left is the curtain call with a bouquet of flowers and you have finished another performance. Applause.

As for the tirade I just wanted you to know what a real accident was like. you see accidents are a touchy subject this week in our family. You see a tractor trailer was passing another one in a zone clearly marked as no passing for tractor trailers. He lost control, and flipped in his side blocking all lanes of traffic, but it was in a curve, and the brother of my DD's co-worker didn't see it until it was too late. His vehicle traveled through the trailer. The firemen tried to cut them out , but my DD's friend died in his brother's arms. Then I got the news about my other DD and ...well I guess you caught it. I imagine that in your line of work you have to add that Drama and flair as opera is not like the theater where you have words to tell the story. I do think some people on the board would like to see a little less drama

mammawgof10 --Why on earth do you have to keep on running Sharon down?   ANY accident where someone's life is in danger is a tragic thing.  For any one to escape alive is a blessing.  I'm sorry some of the people in your life have been so unfortunate as to be involved in accidents.  But this is not a place where people compete for the worst of anything.  Many tell about the events in their lives---happy and sad.   It sometimes does a person good to be able to talk about it and get it out. 

If you don't like Sharon, why not just SOB her posts?   You are showing everyone just what kind of a person you are.