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7 patient evaluations for Prednisone

  • JaneinFL
    Sensation: None
    Overall: None
    Cognition: mild
    Vision: none
    Speech: none
    Swallowing: none
    Upper limb: none
    Walking: none
  • by JaneinFL
    Nov 16, 2008
dosage:
100mg daily
time on dosage:
about 2 weeks
purpose:
Optic neuritis (inflammation of optic nerve)
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  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsSevere
  • AdherenceAlways
  • BurdenSlight
  • Optic neuritis (inflammation of optic nerve)
Advice/Tips
The treatment is working! Hang in there, my side effects have changed daily, but just keep to the course. The negatives have been outweighed by the energy I have been feeling. I have really actually enjoyed the insomnia because I have been able to clean and declutter my house like crazy - I cannot say enough about what a gift it has been to have these few weeks of increased energy. I had no idea what I was missing because I had been fatigued so long and thought I was just lazy.
Specific side-effects
Loss of taste
increased blood sugar
dry mouth
Makes me very edgy
Burden
The side effects keep changing, so you don't know what to expect. Major emotional feelings, in addition to minor daily physical discomforts, such as dry skin, or burning feelings, or the taste of pepper in my mouth
Cost
less than $25 monthly
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  • slinkyman
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Mild
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: mild
    Swallowing: mild
    Upper limb: mild
    Walking: moderate
  • slinkyman
  • by slinkyman
    Nov 15, 2008
dosage:
20mg monthly
time on dosage:
about 1 day
purpose:
General health
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  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsNone
  • AdherenceAlways
  • BurdenNone
  • General health
Cost
less than $25 monthly
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  • Impy Ann1
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Mild
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: mild
    Swallowing: mild
    Upper limb: mild
    Walking: moderate
  • Impy Ann1
  • by Impy Ann1
    Nov 01, 2008
dosage:
60mg daily
time on dosage:
about 3 weeks
purpose:
Slow my MS progress
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  • EfficacyCan't tell
  • Side-effectsModerate
  • AdherenceAlways
  • BurdenSlight
  • Slow my MS progress
Advice/Tips
Prednisone is less problematic then solemedrol but not as effective and it causes a lot more stomach problems. (they need a better spell check in here, one with medications in it:)
Specific side-effects
facial swelling
roid effects
Weight gain
appetite
ulcer stomach pain
Burden
Cost again, generic is helpful but cost depends upon lenght of time I need treatment. Being on steroids for a month or longer at a time can run into a larger cost then would appear then if only for a few days.
Cost
$25-49 monthly
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  • ukwildcat
    Mental Symptoms: moderate
    Physical Symptoms: moderate
    Advanced Symptoms/Infections/Cancers: severe
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  • by ukwildcat
    Oct 22, 2008
dosage:
60mg daily
time on dosage:
about 3 months
purpose:
Other
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  • EfficacyModerate
  • Side-effectsNone
  • AdherenceAlways
  • BurdenNone
  • Other
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