PatientsLikeMe : Prednisone Treatment Report

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Taking Prednisone
186 Patients currently take Prednisone
187 Patients stopped taking Prednisone
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
notgivenup Sensation: Mild Overall: Mild Cognition: mild Vision: mild Speech: mild Swallowing: mild Upper limb: moderate Walking: moderate See profile notgivenup since Jul 16, 2008
joisan7 Sensation: Severe Overall: Severe Cognition: moderate Vision: severe Speech: severe Swallowing: moderate Upper limb: severe Walking: severe See profile joisan7 20mg daily since Sep 17, 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

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

Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Other	170	45%
Slow my MS progress	81	21%
Stiffness/spasticity	27	7%
Pain	17	4%
disease-related symptoms	16	4%
Optic neuritis (inflammation of optic nerve)	8	2%
General health	7	1%
Fatigue	6	1%
Don't know	6	1%
Mobility	4	1%
MS Hug, or girdle-band sensation, stomach/chest/thighs	3	<1%
Sensation	3	<1%
Walking difficulty without aid	2	<1%
Balance issues	2	<1%
Bladder problems	2	<1%
Numbness, tingling, pins & needles (paresthesia)	2	<1%
Difficulty walking	2	<1%
Blurry vision	2	<1%
Support another treatment	1	<1%
lung infection	1	<1%
Loss of use of left side	1	<1%
Depression	1	<1%
Slurred speech	1	<1%
Migraines	1	<1%
Blurry vision/eye pain	1	<1%
Pneumonia	1	<1%
Dizziness	1	<1%
Vision loss	1	<1%
Transverse Myelitis	1	<1%
Left leg weakness, pain, stiffness	1	<1%
Numbness	1	<1%
Numbness in my hands, arms, legs, and waist	1	<1%
Headaches	1	<1%
Insomnia	1	<1%
Blind left eye	1	<1%
Slow my Devic's progress	1	<1%
Burning sensation all around torso-like a tight belt	1	<1%
Aching/Burning/Throbbing/Buzzing tendon body pain	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 mg none	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	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
41	6	2	1	3	3	2	2	13	3	3	16	1	11	2	6	6	1	1	6	17	1	4	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
8	15	26	21	19	34

Stopped taking Prednisone

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
89	27	12	16	10	31

Why Patients Stopped Taking Prednisone (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended	135	72%
Doctor's advice	28	15%
Side effects too severe	17	9%
Not indicated	14	7%
Did not seem to work	12	6%
Other	8	4%
Personal research	1	1%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 30 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	33%	10
Moderate	37%	11
Mild	20%	6
None	10%	3

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

Summary results are based on 30 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 30)

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