Select a community
Parkinson's
Find out more about the PatientsLikeMe
Parkinson's Community
Home > Community Treatment Reports > Prednisone Treatment Report
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.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Other 1 1
Back pain 1 0
Ulcerative colitis 1 0

Mouse over the table for more information

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
1 100%
Mild
0 0%
None
0 0%

Most commonly reported side effects

Weight gain
1 100%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

  20 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Prednisone (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice
1 50% Doctor's advice: 50%
Course of treatment ended
1 50% Course of treatment ended: 50%

See all 2 patients who’ve stopped taking Prednisone

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Prednisone

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
1
0
0
0
0

Stopped Taking Prednisone

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
2
0
0
0
0
0

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
1 100%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
1 100%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
0 0%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
0 0%

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

Report created on November 21, 2009.