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Prednisone My husband died in our living room and I called 911. He was revived after they broke 3 ribs and had a major surgery and was hospitalized for weeks. When I panic I get short of breath. After Bill (husband) was taken to the hospital I had a panic attack and couldn't breathe. I called 911 and ended up in the hospital myself. At no time did anyone ask me about my history, what happened or anything. They just began giving me Prednisone. I had no idea what it was and took it. The take-down dose when I left the hospital was 20 mgms. three times a day for a certain period, then 10 mgms for another period and now I am down to 5 mgms per day and have been taking it for over a year. The hospital refuses to tell me what the dosage was when I was hospitalized but because of the 60 mgm daily take-down dose I know it must have been a great deal. All my life I have had shortness of breath when I panic but no one ever asked me. No history of any kind was ever taken...I was just given the Prednisone. On top of that, when I was released from the hospital the doctor who had been treating me refused to see me any longer and told me to find another doctor. At that point in time I did not realize the damage that had been done and I wrote him a letter telling him I did not blame him. In retrospect, I now realize that he knew he had overdosed me with Prednisone and he was afraid to do anything else so he simply refused to see me any longer. I can only imagine that the hospital dosage must have been huge and by the time I had reduced the dosage to 5 mgms daily the damage was done. A side effect of this medication is that I have lost my short term memory. The loss was immediate after taking the medication. I have to write everything down and post notes near wherever I happen to be working or sitting so that I don't forget to do anything, i.e., put the bread in to bake when it is raised enough. I have always been a very smart and alert person and I am now a woman who can no longer remember anything for more than a minute or two...and then the memory is gone. There are those who think this was caused by my age (I was 73 then) but I can assure you I was not then, and am not now, the least bit senile. This medication caused an almost overnight loss of short term memory to the point where it frightens me. I will be 75 in August and no longer drive simply because I think that old people cause accidents because their driving skills deteriorate with age. In addition to this, I now have a problem with my hands shaking. Most of the time the shaking is so bad I cannot write. My penmanship is a disaster. I have been given a tranquilizer for the shaking and it works to a point but I can no longer do many of the things I was able to do prior to the administration of the Prednisone. I do not look upon these problems as being those of aging because the onset was too sudden...and it immediately followed the high dosage of the Prednisone I was given in the hospital. To be perfectly truthful, whatever the dosage was when I was hospitalized, it enabled me to walk around, breath easily, and not tire. However, after a very short period of this feeling of wellbeing the other symptoms began to appear in rapid order. I have never been told what the dosage was while I was hospitalized and nothing appeared on the billing giving any indication. I would love to be able to take a subtitute for this drug but I am told there is not one. I do not like taking it but have found that I can no longer function without it. Changes in the weather have an effect on my breathing also. During the rainy season I have a much harder time than in the summer as long as the humidity is not too high. The more moisture there is in the air, the harder it is for me to breathe. I have been told that now that I am taking this medication I cannot stop and must continue with it as long as I live. I have to take vitamins to decrease the osteoporosis which I now have getting worse. Worst of all, I think, is that this medication causes depression and I find I have to fight that constantly. Surely there must be something I could take that would not destroy my life as Prednisone has done. Thursday, 7/2/2009 11:06:32 PM  1 Reply

Polymyalgia & Prednisone IF I TAKE LOW DOSE PREDNISONE FOR PMR, HOW CAN I AVOID MOONFACE AND WEIGHT GAIN? Tuesday, 6/23/2009 9:57:22 PM  1 Reply

Prednisone my mom is on predinosone and is having severe anxiety and insomnia. She is a totally different person. The docs have lowered her dose and tell us she will improve 4-6 weeks after it is lowered. Anyone else go through this and did it get better after that time? I need advice Tuesday, 6/23/2009 9:47:56 PM  2 Replies

Prednisone I felt dizzy,dr said i have excess fluid behind right ear. i was given prednisone. next morning, i cant walk, no balance. have to hold on to something to walk. talked to dr, she say this is normal. is it? Wednesday, 12/3/2008 7:53:59 AM  1 Reply

Prednisone Is there a non-script replacement for Prednisone. This may sound really dumb, but we have a dog with big time alergies and the only thing that will help him is Prednisone. Problem is that the Vet wants to run $200 - $300 worth of blood test every month before they will renew the script. Needless to say, we really can't afford this. The dog is 14 years old and nothing else helps with the alergies. Wednesday, 11/19/2008 7:19:33 AM  1 Reply

Expiraton Concern I was Rx Prednisone 10 mg x 48 tablet. The Lot number is L043E08A Expires 04 11. Can you explain the expiraton date? Tuesday, 7/8/2008 10:45:37 AM  1 Reply

Curious I was wondering if this med. has ever made someone you know or yourself ever lose a tremendous amount of weight? Saturday, 5/24/2008 6:50:16 AM  7 Replies

Weight Gain i was wondering if taking prednisone cause weight gain? and is it hard for that weight to come off? Tuesday, 5/6/2008 12:23:20 PM  5 Replies

Body Aches Does anyone know how long it take for this to get out of your body so that it doesn't hurt andymore. I don't like it. Friday, 2/22/2008 8:33:25 AM  Post a Reply

Prednisone And Aloe Vera Mps? I was wondering if you are aloud to take herbal medicine while taking prednisone? Aloe vera mps I heard was good for your immune system and as an inflammatory. Does anyone know anything about this? Thanks for any answers. Monday, 7/16/2007 11:16:41 AM  Post a Reply

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