Prednisone

Although prednisone has been called the " miracle drug," by doctors I don't consider it quite that. They call it that because it has been able to help with several different types of illnesses. However as it may take your symptoms away it does cause many side effects. In one of my earlier post I listed some of the effects of prednisone off the internet. These scared me enough that I did not take prednisone the first or second time I was prescribed it. Although I had been injected with it a couple of times as an emergency so I could function. Prednisone as I have learned is a steroid that is stronger then cortisone.

Eventually I had to try it because I got to a place where I was completely disabled. Here are the side effects I personally got:

Acne: I never have struggled with acne but prednisone brings it on like crazy!

Mood disorder/Depression:  I am happy one moment and sad the next. I get really down about the sicknesses.

Anxiety: about food and decision making, wanting to eat comfort foods, but struggle knowing they cause me harm.

Insomnia: I can't sleep at times and then I go back to having anxiety because I need sleep for my tissues to heal but my mind won't shut down and I am WIDE AWAKE.

Appetite Increase: I want to EAT everything!!!!

Weight gain: this is always an initial effect when I start it each time

Irritable: or as my husband calls it "snappy"

Sensitive teeth: ouch! They were just tingly at first but when I tried to gargle with hydrogen peroxide one day it was painful on my teeth. 

I hate the person prednisone makes me mentally. I love the person it makes me physically. I can move and function, I can get myself dressed, I can make meals for myself and my family. But mentally I am Debbie Downer. When I am not on this medicine: life is blissful. Yeah, I hurt and I can't get out of bed but I am in love with my life(not the disabled part but the rest), I am in love with my husband, my daughter is the best kid in the world to me. I have clear skin (minus the rashes) and I wake up happy.