June 30th Prednisone Support Group: I call it the Housekeeping Drug!

[lindysalsagal]

Any one else on these satanic roids today?

I can barely type and I have 3 more days to go.

But the good news is the house has never been cleaner.

I've never reacted to poison ivy before, and I've been clearing weeds in this spot in my backyard for 8 years. I didn't even look for the stuff and now I'm paying for it, big time.

Holy crap, this is no fun.

[femmocrat]

1. I felt wonderful on prednisone.

I could run up and down the steps with no pain for the first time in years. Unfortunately, they don't let you stay on it very long.

I had to take it for a hornet sting that inflated my face like a dodgeball.

[Myrina]

2. I don't appreciate the crash after it leaves your system, however ...

... I am pissing like a horse because of the pred so taking full advantage and drinking a ton of water to flush my system.


(Poison ivy, also. UGH!)

[NV Whino]

3. I was on a very high dosage for a long period about six years ago

My house is just beginning to look dirty. Nothing like cleaning house at 3:00 AM.

[Laffy Kat]

4. Love bein' on roids.

Burst and tapers are the best. Ya can't sleep for sh*t, but ya get a lot done. BTW, poison ivy reactions tend to get worse as we get older. It's miserable, absolutely miserable. I feel for you, lindaysalsagal. Hang in.

[lindysalsagal]

8. That must be the reason: I'm OLD! (No, seriously, I am.)

This totally sucks. I'm on the one a day and I'm taking it vewwry early in the morning. It's dinnertime now, and the thing is wearing off a little. I can almost type now. But I have to admit, it's taking the spots away.

Thanks for the sympathy. I'm hiring a gardner: I am never going into those weeds AGAIN!

[Laffy Kat]

13. Good idea about the gardener.

Wishing you a speedy recovery! I KNOW it sucks; been there done that--several times. I swear I can simply be in the vicinity of PI or PO and I break out. Never again. Much rather pay a gardener.

[blue neen]

5. That degree of poison ivy reaction is horrible.

The prednisone really does help, but you just won't sleep for days!

[lindysalsagal]

10. It's one of the CIA's favorite interrogation techniques: sleep deprivation.

My head spins. It literally feels like the floor is vibrating and heaving, very slowly.

[madinmaryland]

6. I had the same thing happen to me about ten years ago.

Absolutely hated it. I learned what roid rage was. I was always mad while on it.

[lindysalsagal]

9. I'm thanking god I'm not a professional football player...

because I can easily see how anyone could go "Full-O.J." on these.

[geardaddy]

7. I've been on Prednisone for 22 years

Started at the highest dose, those were good times

Have been on the lowest dose for the past 15 years.

[lindysalsagal]

11. I love that united/divided emblem. Gonna use that at school.

Is it Welsh?

[geardaddy]

12. No, it's from a bumper sticker

I saw it on a local political bumper sticker website.

[riderinthestorm]

20. I too have been on daily prednisone for asthma for years

5 mg/day.

I must be immune to any energizing effects - I would never be suddenly motivated to do lots of housework. It would interfere with my afternoon nap!

[geardaddy]

29. Yeah, mine is for a kidney transplant

I certainly don't feel the energizing effect either!

[bigwillq]

14. I hated that drug.

Was on it for a few weeks, tapered.
I had terrible mood swings, couldn't sleep, and then suffered withdrawals when I went off it.
When I was on it, I was flying high one minute, and then I was curled up in the fetal position, an emotional wreck the next minute. Terrible, terrible side effects, imo. But it did clear up the reason why I was prescribed it.

[lindysalsagal]

15. I'll fall asleep, and then wake up scratching.

I can't figure out why it gets less and then worse: sometimes the only thing that works is ice, which I don't understand at all.

I am never going into those weeds again.

[Nac Mac Feegle]

16. The greatest drug that ever gave you a butt-load of side effects

Pred and I are in a long-term relationship. It started in January, but unless they come up with something else for my particular problem, It's a life time commitment. I'm just starting to taper down this week. I hope no one gets on my case, or if they do, it's a derserving teabagger. Not gonna be pretty. Fun, maybe, but not pretty.

[LiberalElite]

17. When I was first diagnosed with asthma -

I was on a high dose intended to last maybe 10 days. It messed with my head so much - it seemed like I felt agitated and mellow at once. It also made my bones hurt. I begged the M.D. to cut the dose, which he did, but I counted the days till I was off it.

Since then when I get bronchitis I've had to take the so-called "chest pack" consisting of maybe 8-10 preds at once, and weaning off by taking 1 pill less each dose afterwards. That regime is easy to take.

[CrawlingChaos]

21. I feel for you

A good chunk of my 20's were spent dealing with similar issues, except I only ever took inhaled steroids. I got so afraid of catching a cold because I knew it would turn into a chest thing, and then terrifying asthma attacks. It's a lot of misery.

As I got older, the whole pattern seemed to dissipate until it eventually stopped happening altogether. I hope it will be that way for you too.

[LiberalElite]

22. Thank you but - since I only developed asthma

in my late 30's it may not just fade away. I'm maintained on inhaled steroids and it's well-controlled. However, ever since I got asthma, head colds almost always turn into bronchitis. Never happened before i got asthma. I take Cold-EEZ zinc lozenges like crazy to try to keep it out of my chest, with varying degrees of success. Prednisolone is a great drug but geez the side effects will drive you up the wall.

[kwassa]

18. Prednisone is pure speed. I hated it.

I'd sleep for four hours a night, and would be hyper while I was awake. I would get a lot done, but was very testy with other more real human beings.

[CrawlingChaos]

19. Your thread title made me smile

When my mom had Bell's Palsy she was put on a burst and taper of prednisone and she WOULD...NOT...STOP...cleaning her house. And the funny thing was, that was so not her. She was, ahem, not the domestic type. She was more the glamor girl/night life type. It was a bit mind-blowing for my siblings and me to watch. I remember her doctor asking me to bring her to his house so she could clean it.

I hope you feel better lindysalsagal, and here's to being off the 'roids very soon.

[lindysalsagal]

23. Thanks, everyone. Always good to have someone to complain to.

I should consider myself lucky- This will be a week and hopefully it's over.

But it is 50mg-

I think I'm better off with this one a day 50mg, cause I can let it wear off tonight- It already has to a large extent.

The taper off thing was so bad, I couldn't get through 3 days without heart palpitations.
Take care, all of you asthma sufferers. Gotta be even worse than this.

[lindysalsagal]

24. In the hospital now. People are finally listening to me.

I hope they can drown the poison while I'm here.

[Lars39]

25. Fwiw, there is a med that used to be for pre-ops

that can clear it up. Old country doctor once gave me a syringe of it for my husband, who had a really bad case of poison oak.
Cleared it up overnight. I could kick myself for not writing down name of it.

[lindysalsagal]

26. I assumed as much.This is not a new problem.

[Lars39]

28. They really push the steroids now.

The pre-op shot effect may not be taught or known anymore.
Hope you heal fast.

[ProdigalJunkMail]

27. a buddy of mine

while on 'the rocket' (as he called it) did some midnight repair work on the supercharger on his truck, rebuilt the front deck of his house and stained it, built a rock retaining wall (I think this was at night, too) and probably came up with a cure for cancer and then forgot it when he came off the meds...

sP