Hi, I am going through withdrawl right now. I was on 5mg for a very long time. Then I tapered to 4, then 3, didn't seem to have any trouble. had gotten down to 2mg per day, then 1 for awhile , and...
Hi All, Thanks for all the good tips about weight. I needed it. I was on a low carb diet when I was taking prednisone, and I've going to get back on it. . I get stubborn sometimes about eating and...
Thanks for all the good information. I'm not sure how I headed the post. I can't remember, but thanks for changing it to make sense. Yeah, I'm up on NASH, just having a hard time letting go of my...
http://www.digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/nash/ I'm not sure if anyone has this, but it's what my doctor says I have. I have written previous posts today. Thanks...
I just realized that I left out half of the post. Not sure how I did that, lol, but was checking the spelling on Word.. Guess I erased it. At first I went to a GI doctor for elevated liver enzymes...
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I got the c-diff from an antibiotic. That's how you catch it and it is contagious, not air born but though touch so I was in isolation. Don't know if you know what it is. I'll send a link. It's a bad...
Hi, I'm Judy, 58 from Louisville KY with several autoimmune diseases. From reading on here it seems that I might have Crohn’s disease, or ulcerated colitis. I'm at a loss. Below I will share with you...
BTW I read your posts to Jamie and she said to thank you all for your support. She still has trouble getting on the computer because of the light. She seems much more upbeat tonight than I have seen...
So sorry I have not gotten back to this post. Thanks for writing to me and for the support for my daughter. MY life has been so busy taking care of Jamie's little boy, and then had another family...
I need to vent and this seems like the place to do it. After 4 visits to the neuro. in 3 weeks., meds. medral dose pack, a nerve block, 3 trips to ER my 27 year old daughter was admitted to the...
Trish, I'm sorry I am just now gettting back to you. I've had some presonal situations going on and that along with my health, both mental and physical, have rendered me practically mindless. First,...
Dear Sweet Marge and all of you, Thanks for coming to my rescue with your kind and supportive words. I don't know why we feel so tired when we come off the prednisone, but I plan to do some research...
Thanks Lucy, It helps to know that others understand. I cannot believe my legs could cramp like this, and my hip joints, ankles. It just all moves around. Will I ever get off this prednisoen. Thank...
Thanks for writing back. I take magnisium for the leg cramps. I need to get it refilled. I am just so overwhelmed, one day runs into another. My youngest daughter moved back hom. She is having very...
Hi, This will be short. I'm so tired all the time. I don't know if it is the disease or withhdrawl, but I'm exhausted. My house has gone to pot, but I can't muster enough energy to do much of...
Hey all, I've been sick for two days with a head cold, headache, and sinusis.. guess that's the whole ball of wax. Thanks so much for all the respones. It feels so good to get support and friendship....
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Marge, I just read this about the depression being so bad. I KNOW so well. Sometimes we can only be with it, sounds hard I know, but it does come and it does pass. I've always had to have help with...
Hi, I've been out of town for several days this week so haven't had a chance to respond. It's good to hear from all of you. Good luck Marg, going further down on the p. I had a great visit with the...
Lucy, Thanks for writing. It's nice to have a comrade going through this. Honestly, the depression and fatigue has been so bad the last few months that I have slept more than anything else. I guess...
Hi, I'm back after several months of absence. I hope you guys remember me. /community/emoticons/tongue.gif I"m down to 10mg of prednisone. The last few months has been the worst of my life, I do...
Hi Chris I didn't mean to ignore your post. I want to welcome you to HW. You need support and information. It's really important dealng with this diesease and the medications you take. I know you...
Hi Lucy, I don't know if you remember me. I was on for quite a while and haven't been for awhile. I am down to 10mg also and am experiencing extreme fatigue. How bad is yours? Do you know, from the...
Hi Chris, I have autoimmune hepatitis too. I am on a tapering dose of prednisone since my liver enzymes have come down. I couldn't take Imuran, (what you're taking with the prednisone), it made me...
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Astrid, I don't know how long I have had it but I suspect for some time with the damage it has done. It has destroyed about 70% of my liver. I was dx in April of this year after 3-4 years of elevated...
Hi, Been a while since I've been here. I will post a link for the yahoo support groups I belong to for AIH and liver disease. Blessings, wellness, and Holiday gretings to all. I will write more...
I'm sorry Judy but that link is against HW rules. You may exchange this info in email if you like though:) thanks and again,sorry for the inconvenience....
TMP, I've never had a transplant but know of a group that do talk a lot about transplants so I expect they do have some in their that are on a list or have had them. I post the link here if you would...
Sylvia, I haven't posted in awhile and have never met you. I can identify with the tears. I've cried a lot yesterday. I feel like it was a final result of the built up anger and frustratiton and...
Rosie, You are so welcome. You have/are always here for all of us. It gives me joy to know that I was able to be of some help to you. I hope you will get some rest, and that the worst of it is over....
Astrid, Hello, I was diagnosed with AIH early this year, in March. I had been sick for 3-4 years with fatigue, joint pain, skin lesions, elevated lft's, and nausea. My MD kept giving me pain plls for...
Gratefully I feel like writing a post this morning. I do not take this for granted ever, nor do I take for granted days that I can get up and do something that will give me a sense of wellness. I...
P.S. I did want to mention that I was prescribed a medication called Diclofenac (Volatren), and it works well for moderate arthritic pain....
Hello to you Johnathon, It's been awhile since I posted so I have not met you. Welcome to HW. I have psoriatic arthriitis, and am on Humira for it. I started about 4 months ago, and started a...
Hi, Thank you all for your support. Trish, I'm sorry you all are having such a hard time. How long has your husband been trying to get on SS? Thank God I had it for bipolar before I got sick with...
Christina, I You have come to the right place for support. The people here are wonderful and supportive. We've all been where you are, maybe not exactly but we can surely identify with what is going...
Jem, Hi. I'm trying to remember when my nails started getting better. I don't think it was too long. I was on 40mg though. They are still ok, but I am continuning to have flares with the psoriasis in...
Thanks, both of you. I know I can always count on you all for support. Hugs, Judy...
Hi Marg, Lucy, Thanks for writing and listening. Marg, hope you have a good trip. Weddings are nice. :-) I will keep questioning, always. If I had listened to my insticts years ago instead of waiting...
Hi Trish, I'm going to post this link to an article I read earlier. Question his doctor about taking it. I wish I had abeen questioning my earlier and doing more research....
I have just found out that a medicaton I am on metabolizes in my liver and may be causing me some of the symptoms I am having (staggering, feeling slowed down, sleeping a lot, ect. Basically, my...
I have just found out that a medicaton I am on is matabolized in my liver and may be causing me some of the symptoms I am having (staggering, feeling slowed down, sleeping a lot. The medicaton is...
Sue, Do you have a good PCP? Is he/she keeping in touch with your pdoc? That is a lot of weight to lose. I wonder if the Lamictal caused it?????. Have you been tested for any liver problems? Some of...
Sue, I"m really concerned about the headache. Your doctor should be looking at these symptoms very closely. Is there a reason why he has not prescribed lamictal or Lithium. I am surprised that the...
Lucy, I'm so sorry I just left you hanging here. I didn't sign for them to send an email when there was a post on her, so I didn't get an email telling me there was a post. I haven't been posting...
brain fog symptoms - Yahoo! Search Results I hope this helps someone....
Hi Chelle, and all, I too have memory loss, mostly short term. I attribute some of it to klonipin, a medication I am on. I have done some research and found out that it causes this to happen. I would...
Hi everyone, sue, I was also on trileptal and it didn't stabilize me either. I was swtched to lamictal, and now my pdoc has added lithium. I also take an antideperssant, lexapro and kolonipin. Have...