PatientsLikeMe : Prednisone Treatment Report

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Taking Prednisone
165 Patients currently take Prednisone
180 Patients stopped taking Prednisone
philiph Sensation: Severe Overall: Moderate Cognition: moderate Vision: severe Speech: moderate Swallowing: moderate Upper limb: moderate Walking: moderate See profile philiph 10mg daily since Sep 06, 2008
memia Sensation: Moderate Overall: Moderate Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: moderate Swallowing: moderate Upper limb: moderate Walking: moderate See profile memia 2.5mg as needed since Mar 20, 1995
Cocoa Sensation: Moderate Overall: Mild Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: moderate Swallowing: mild Upper limb: moderate Walking: moderate See profile Cocoa 2.5mg daily since Sep 03, 2008

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

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

Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Other	152	44%
Slow my MS progress	81	23%
Stiffness/spasticity	27	7%
Pain	16	4%
disease-related symptoms	15	4%
Optic neuritis (inflammation of optic nerve)	9	2%
Fatigue	6	1%
Don't know	5	1%
General health	5	1%
Mobility	4	1%
Sensation	3	<1%
MS Hug, or girdle-band sensation, stomach/chest/thighs	3	<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%
Blurry vision	2	<1%
Migraines	1	<1%
Blind left eye	1	<1%
Aching/Burning/Throbbing/Buzzing tendon body pain	1	<1%
lung infection	1	<1%
Loss of use of left side	1	<1%
Dizziness	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%
foot and leg numbness, weakness, need splints to walk.	1	<1%
Blurry vision/eye pain	1	<1%
Burning sensation all around torso-like a tight belt	1	<1%
Transverse Myelitis	1	<1%
Left leg weakness, pain, stiffness	1	<1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Prednisone.

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0 mg day	0 mg none	1 mg 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	30 mg day	40 mg day	15205.2919708029 mg year	1320 mg month	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
39	9	1	3	3	1	2	10	2	3	12	1	10	3	3	1	1	5	17	1	3	2	2	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
5	12	25	17	19	29

Stopped taking Prednisone

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
88	27	11	14	9	29

Why Patients Stopped Taking Prednisone (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended	131	72%
Doctor's advice	26	14%
Side effects too severe	16	9%
Not indicated	13	7%
Did not seem to work	10	6%
Other	9	5%
Personal research	1	1%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 25 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Moderate	25%	2
Slight	13%	1
None	63%	5

Slow my MS progress

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe	36%	9
Moderate	36%	9
Mild	16%	4
None	12%	3

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

Summary results are based on 25 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 25)

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