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Patients

Taking Prednisone
193 Patients currently take Prednisone
168 Patients stopped taking Prednisone
natynurse Sensation: mild Overall: none Cognition: mild Vision: none Speech: none Swallowing: none Upper limb: moderate Walking: moderate See profile natynurse 10mg daily since Jun 10, 2008
notgivenup Sensation: moderate Overall: mild Cognition: mild Vision: mild Speech: mild Swallowing: mild Upper limb: moderate Walking: severe See profile notgivenup Prednisone tablets for 12 days, since Jul 16, 2008
autumn Flare-up: moderate Sensation: moderate Overall: mild Cognition: moderate Vision: none Speech: none Swallowing: none Upper limb: moderate Walking: moderate See profile autumn 40mg daily since Aug 03, 1972

Brand Names: Prednisone tablets for 12 days
See also: Prednisolone

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. Read more...

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Reasons Taken

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

Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Other	161	45%
Slow my MS progress	78	21%
Stiffness/spasticity	25	7%
disease-related symptoms	16	4%
Pain	16	4%
Fatigue	6	1%
General health	6	1%
Don't know	6	1%
Optic neuritis (inflammation of optic nerve)	4	1%
MS Hug, or girdle-band sensation, stomach/chest/thighs	3	<1%
Blurry vision	2	<1%
Mobility	2	<1%
Sensation	2	<1%
Bladder problems	2	<1%
Difficulty walking	2	<1%
Balance issues	2	<1%
Walking difficulty without aid	2	<1%
Numbness, tingling, pins & needles (paresthesia)	2	<1%
Dizziness	1	<1%
Transverse Myelitis	1	<1%
Migraines	1	<1%
Left leg weakness, pain, stiffness	1	<1%
Loss of use of left side	1	<1%
Blind left eye	1	<1%
Vision loss	1	<1%
Depression	1	<1%
Slurred speech	1	<1%
Numbness	1	<1%
Numbness in my hands, arms, legs, and waist	1	<1%
Insomnia	1	<1%
Burning sensation all around torso-like a tight belt	1	<1%
Aching/Burning/Throbbing/Buzzing tendon body pain	1	<1%
Blurry vision/eye pain	1	<1%
Pneumonia	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 day	0 mg none	1 mg day	1 other day	0 mg none	2.5 mg day	3 mg day	4 mg day	5 mg day	7 mg day	7.5 mg day	10 mg day	15 mg day	20 mg day	25 mg day	30 mg day	40 mg day	15205.2919708029 mg year	50 mg day	60 mg day	70 mg day	80 mg day	100 mg day	150 mg day	200 mg day	600 mg day	1000 mg day	1000 mg none	1250 mg day
42	3	1	1	3	3	2	2	13	3	2	13	1	8	2	6	2	1	4	19	1	5	2	3	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
6	20	24	20	16	43

Stopped taking Prednisone

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
79	26	11	12	9	29

Why Patients Stopped Taking Prednisone (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended	122	73%
Doctor's advice	22	13%
Side effects too severe	16	10%
Not indicated	13	8%
Did not seem to work	11	7%
Other	7	4%
Personal research	1	1%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 14 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Moderate	40%	2
Slight	20%	1
None	40%	2

Slow my MS progress

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe	36%	5
Moderate	43%	6
Mild	14%	2
None	7%	1

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

Summary results are based on 14 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 14)

autumn

Flare-up: moderate

Sensation: moderate

Overall: mild

Cognition: moderate

Vision: none

Speech: none

Swallowing: none

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

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