Prednisone

Bud,

for me, things seemed to even out after 1 month. I am not experiencing the energy swings you are having, but I am hungry often. When I get super hungry, I try and fill up on boring stuff like a huge bowl of broccoli - no butter, just some nice olive oil.

The only things that seem to help are exercise everyday, and cut out sugar. I would like to recommend removing coffee, but that is impossible for me - hey, you have to have some sort of vice left after all this right?

Best of luck, Winter

Be careful with Ambien. I took it for a several weeks and built up a huge residual in my system to the point I was missing turns I should have taken and such. I was becoming the Walking Dead I believe. I did sleep good and it seems to have a tolerable hang over effect if not taken every night like I was. I friend of mine experienced the same effects from it.

Bud,

I have been on Prednisone for two weeks. I have mostly adjusted. At first, I could not believe how hungry I was .. all the time. I still have a bigger appetite but it is not nearly as a acute as it was. I do take something to sleep.

I was on it for months when my back went out. I took pills and shots of it directly on the affected nerves. I remember feeling like I was superman while on it. Pain would vanish, appetite and energy grow.

Red Wine! Ok I'm in:)

Seriously - any type of 'drug' type sleep aid does concern me on being habit forming.

Thanks everyone!

Hello Bud,
I have wrote in another thread that my father is on Zytiga for two months now but because of another medical condition (echinococcus cysts), the doctors opted for Zytiga only without prednisone.
I do not know what it is for but my father is doing ok, all the blood tests are within normal range and no problems with blood pressure.

Bianca

Todd - I've used the benadril in the past and it was helpful, but with the Prednisone - on day 2 it did not seem to do anything.

Bianca - be sure your Dad's liver functions are being monitored.

GOP - thats great! So glad it helped you.

Where things are as of Day Seven on the Prednisone.

Hunger! Yes! Seems I'm always hungry. I've taken to snacking on pretzels during the day, as in just about all day - thats in addition to the three meals a day. As my bride has diabetes dx'ed late last year - we have to be careful on portions for her during meals, its easier if I eat the same portions as she does. which was fine until the Prednisone.

When I wake up around 3 AM I have to eat something.

Energy - Oh yeah - Energizer Bunny Time! I have this around the house to-do list I've been keeping - have actually started doing things on the to-do list! My plan was just to keep the to-do list but not actually do anything other than what I wanted (Thats a retired thing <g>). Doing our 30 to 60 minute walk a day helps burn off energy, and its a pleasant time with the wife.

Sleep - Getting better, I liked JNF's recommendation of 5mg melatonin and a small glass (3 oz) of red wine. As our "bed time" has been 11 PM for years I take the melatonin and red wine around 10 PM. I'm still getting up a few times each night. This morning I slept till 7:30 which is a hour beyond my normal getting up time.

All in all am handling it fine.

Good for your Dad Bianca!

HUGS!