Prednisone....NO ONE TOLD ME!

I was given prednisone for a sinus infection. after eight days I encountered severe hunger, stomach pain, sweating which is worse than any hot flash ever and constant. quit the RX two days ago and can not stop sweating.... will this stop soon???? Dr.s PLEASE warn your patients about this drug. we rely on you! JKW. 123

Jkw, what was the daily dose you were taking? I have had side effects after a few days, but they usually have kept me on prednisone for much longer (it's the worst drug but if you're really sick I try to view it as a necessary evil). Did the drs tell you to stop taking it or did you stop yourself? Usually they recommend a taper depending on the length of treatment and dose. I hope you feel better soon! Do you have Crohn's disease as well?

YOU DON"T SIMPLY QUIT PREDNISONE!!!

Usually they give a pretty high dose for IBD, 40+ mg/day and if you just quit that- BAD things can happen. If you were on it for your sinuses, the dose was probably pretty low, on the order of 10 mg or so a day.

DO NOT just quit taking prednisone, especially at high doses! That is one of the tough things about the drug, once you are on it- you need to ride it out.

It sounds to me like your symptoms were pretty in line with mine. Hunger, stomach pain (from severe hunger), raised heartbeat, sweating (especially night sweats), and mental side effects (aggression, nervousness) are just part of the "fun" of taking prednisone.

The drug can really suck, especially once you go above 40 mg/day, but if it puts me in remission it is better than bloody diarrhea multiple times daily.

Post Edited ({{CROHN'S}}) : 11/30/2014 9:51:33 AM (GMT-7)

I'm currently tapering down from 40mg of prednisone, it's the third time I've done a course of it and it really worked well to help with my symptoms, I'm currently taking 3mg/daily as my doc wants be to be really careful and taper off the med slowly.

I had some really unpleasant swelling in my legs and feet this time round. the drug is definitely a mixed blessing.