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How Has Prednisone impacted you?
I have had bad side effects such as weight gain,increased blood pressure,sleeplessness,bruises on my body for no reason. I need to know how people deal with prednisone. I have taken Prednisone due to gout flare ups. I have told my doctors to find a better pain reliever for my gout problem and so far nothing from them.They tend to do what is easy for them.
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- Anonymous9 years agoFavorite Answer
Prednisone isn't really a pain reliever per se. It's more a method of treatment to reduce inflammation. I've taken it before as a treatment for severe eczema and didn't have any complications. However, every person is different and those are some possible side effects. Maybe ask for a different anti-inflammatory medication instead of a pain reliever.
- MargaretLv 45 years ago
I have taken predinsone a couple of times -- once to counteract sever allergic reaction to medication I had been prescribed. Another time for a sinus infection that would not go away. It helped tremedously the first time but I got extremely sick after I stopped and had to go back on it for another month. Then I got really, really sick. Second time I took it it did not have the intended affect -- and I have not taken it again. Friend from long ago took it for nine months and was hospitalized for six months afterwards due to problems from taking it so long. This was many years ago, perhaps doctors know more about it now. Did you read the small print on the info you should have received regarding allergies to it?
