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Taking Prednisone
145 Patients currently take Prednisone
138 Patients stopped taking Prednisone
tired2extreme
Sensation: none
Overall: none
Cognition: mild
Vision: moderate
Speech: none
Swallowing: none
Upper limb: none
Walking: mild
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tired2extreme
7.5 mg daily since Mar 12, 2008
natynurse
Sensation: mild
Overall: none
Cognition: mild
Vision: none
Speech: none
Swallowing: none
Upper limb: moderate
Walking: moderate
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natynurse
10 mg daily since Jun 10, 2008
philiph
Sensation: moderate
Overall: moderate
Cognition: severe
Vision: severe
Speech: mild
Swallowing: mild
Upper limb: moderate
Walking: mild
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philiph
10 mg daily since Dec 14, 2004

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What we've learned

Why Patients Take Prednisone

Other
Other: 100% 77
slow my disease's progress
slow my disease's progress: 42% 32
Stiffness/spasticity
Stiffness/spasticity: 10% 8
Pain
Pain: 8% 6
Not indicated
Not indicated: 5% 4
Don't know
Don't know: 4% 3
Disease-related symptoms
Disease-related symptoms: 3% 2
General health
General health: 3% 2
Aching/burning/throbbing/buzzing tendon body pain
Aching/burning/throbbing/buzzing tendon body pain: 1% 1
Bladder problems
Bladder problems: 1% 1
Blind left eye
Blind left eye: 1% 1
Blurry vision
Blurry vision: 1% 1
Dizziness
Dizziness: 1% 1
Fatigue
Fatigue: 1% 1
Insomnia
Insomnia: 1% 1
Migraines
Migraines: 1% 1
Numbness, tingling, pins & needles (paresthesia)
Numbness, tingling, pins & needles (paresthesia): 1% 1
Optic neuritis (inflammation of optic nerve)
Optic neuritis (inflammation of optic nerve): 1% 1
Transverse myelitis
Transverse myelitis: 1% 1
Vision loss
Vision loss: 1% 1

Patient Dosages

1 mg daily 3 mg daily 4 mg daily 5 mg daily 7 mg daily 7.5 mg daily 10 mg daily 12 mg daily 15 mg daily 20 mg daily 25 mg daily 30 mg daily 40 mg daily 50 mg daily 60 mg daily 70 mg daily 80 mg daily 100 mg daily 150 mg daily 200 mg daily 480 mg daily 600 mg daily 1000 mg daily 1250 mg daily N/A
1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 10 Number of Patients: 10 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 15 Number of Patients: 15 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 11 Number of Patients: 11 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 4 Number of Patients: 4 3 Number of Patients: 3 17 Number of Patients: 17 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 6 Number of Patients: 6 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 61 Number of Patients: 61  

How Long Current Patients Have Been Taking Prednisone

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
9
18
19
13
15
40

Why Patients Stopped Taking Prednisone (multiple reasons could be selected)

Course of treatment ended
Course of treatment ended: 100% 107
Doctor's advice
Doctor's advice: 16% 17
Side effects too severe
Side effects too severe: 13% 14
Not indicated
Not indicated: 12% 13
Did not seem to work
Did not seem to work: 8% 9
Other
Other: 4% 4
Personal research
Personal research: 1% 1

How Long Patients Took Prednisone Before Stopping

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
101
19
5
8
3
12

Average: 1 star 2 star 3 star 4 star Prednisone Ratings

4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
4: 100% 7
3 stars3 stars3 stars
3: 43% 3
2 stars2 stars
2: 86% 6
1 star
1: 86% 6


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