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Patients

Taking Prednisone
235 Patients currently take Prednisone
255 Patients stopped taking Prednisone
Brensui Sex: F Pain: All Fatigue: All Function: None External_stress: Most Stickman: All Description:F 40yrs Diagnosis:Definitive Dx See profile Brensui 40mg daily since Jan 07, 2009
philiph Sex: M Sensation: Moderate Overall: Moderate Cognition: moderate Vision: severe Speech: mild Swallowing: moderate Upper limb: mild Walking: moderate See profile philiph 15mg daily since Sep 06, 2008
toledogranny3 Sex: F Depression: 2 Emotional: 2 Compulsion: 0 Anxiety: 1 Mania: 0 Physical: 1 External Stress: Low 53 F Function: Moderate Distress: Low See profile toledogranny3 5mg daily since Aug 28, 2007

What is Prednisone? Prednisone is a synthetic corticosteroid drug that decreases inflammation and suppresses the immune system. It is used for many purposes including relapses in MS; for rheumatic disorders; neoplasms; collagen diseases. Prednisone is activated by the liver into prednisolone.

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Reasons Taken

490 patients in the community are taking or have taken Prednisone.

Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Other	198	40%
Slow my MS progress	99	20%
Pain	30	6%
Stiffness/spasticity	28	5%
Optic neuritis (inflammation of optic nerve)	22	4%
disease-related symptoms	15	3%
Support another treatment	8	1%
Fatigue	8	1%
General health	8	1%
Don't know	6	1%
Mobility	4	<1%
Sensation	3	<1%
MS Hug, or girdle-band sensation, stomach/chest/thighs	3	<1%
Slow my Devic's progress	3	<1%
Blurry vision	2	<1%
Difficulty walking	2	<1%
Balance problems	2	<1%
Walking difficulty without aid	2	<1%
Numbness, tingling, pins & needles (paresthesia)	2	<1%
Vision loss	1	<1%
Loss of use of left side	1	<1%
lung infection	1	<1%
Headaches	1	<1%
Transverse Myelitis	1	<1%
Arthritis	1	<1%
Slurred speech	1	<1%
Migrane	1	<1%
Blurry vision/eye pain	1	<1%
Pneumonia	1	<1%
Dizziness	1	<1%
Depression	1	<1%
Left leg weakness, pain, stiffness	1	<1%
Bladder problems	1	<1%
Numbness	1	<1%
Asthma	1	<1%
Frequent chest infection	1	<1%
Numbness in my hands, arms, legs, and waist	1	<1%
All over pain	1	<1%
Blind left eye	1	<1%
Insomnia	1	<1%
Headaches/ Migraines	1	<1%
Back pain	1	<1%
Swallowing	1	<1%
Burning sensation all around torso-like a tight belt	1	<1%
Aching/Burning/Throbbing/Buzzing tendon body pain	1	<1%
foot and leg numbness, weakness, need splints to walk.	1	<1%
Slow my ALS progress	1	<1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Prednisone.

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0 mg As needed	0 mg Daily	2.5 mg As needed	5 mg As needed	10 mg As needed	20 mg All the time (24/7)	20 mg As needed	25 mg As needed	40 mg As needed	50 mg As needed	60 mg As needed	75 mg As needed	160 mg As needed	1200 mg As needed	2.5 mg Yearly	5 mg Monthly	2.5 mg Weekly	5 mg Weekly	1 mg Daily	1 mg One time	2 mg Daily	2.5 mg As needed	2.5 mg Daily	20 mg Weekly	3 mg Daily	4 mg Daily	5 mg Daily	6 other Daily	7 mg Daily	7.5 mg Daily	60 mg Weekly	10 mg Daily	15 mg Daily	20 mg Daily	25 mg Daily	30 mg Daily	40 mg Daily	1250 mg Yearly	1320 mg Monthly	50 mg Daily	60 mg Daily	70 mg Daily	2400 mg Monthly	80 mg Daily	90 mg Daily	100 mg Daily	150 mg Daily	200 mg Daily	500 mg Daily	600 mg Daily	1000 mg Daily	1000 mg One time	1250 mg Daily
1	38	3	2	3	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	8	1	3	2	15	1	1	4	1	21	3	16	2	8	4	1	1	6	25	2	1	4	1	3	2	1	1	1	3	1	1

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Prednisone or how long patients were taking Prednisone before stopping.

Currently taking Prednisone

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
16	25	17	29	26	30

Stopped taking Prednisone

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
128	39	18	18	11	40

Why Patients Stopped Taking Prednisone (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended	191	72%
Doctor's advice	41	16%
Side effects too severe	26	10%
Did not seem to work	16	6%
Not indicated	16	6%
Other	15	6%
Personal research	3	1%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 54 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major	39%	7
Moderate	28%	5
Slight	22%	4
None	6%	1
Can't tell	6%	1

Other

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe	39%	21
Moderate	33%	18
Mild	15%	8
None	13%	7

Top reported side-effects include: Weight gain, dry mouth, Makes me very edgy

Summary results are based on 54 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 54)

autumn

Sex: F

Flare-up: Moderate

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: mild

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate

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by autumn
Aug 18, 2008

EfficacyMajor
Side-effectsModerate

Other

Advice/Tips: ALWAYS TAKE AS DIRECTED - TAPER

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jenj

Sex: F

Sensation: None

Overall: Mild

Cognition: none

Vision: none

Speech: none

Swallowing: none

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: severe

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by jenj
Nov 26, 2007