... take it cause she said it would make me nervous. i am also on lorazapam 1 mg will that ease my anxiety ? cause i heard that 50 mg is a rather high dose for taking for the first time ?
My docter just prescribed me prednisone 50 mg. and Im a nervous person to begin with and scared to?
Question posted by 68harley on 14 Dec 2010
Last updated on 23 November 2017
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14 Dec 2010
50 mg is rather a high dosage, although many people have started higher. Yes, prednisone can make you nervous, but you can take your lorazepam if it becomes a problem. More important is how long you will be on the prednisone. If you are going to be on for a long time, (more than three weeks to a month), you will have to watch for other symptoms. I can only speak for myself, as I have been on that dose and higher many times. Prednisone is a wonder drug. (One doctor I had called it the 'feel good' drug), but it does have nasty side effects. You did not say how long you would be on this dose. Long term dosing causes fluid retention, weight gain, nervousness, increased appetite, osteoporosis, cataracts, sugar control problems, (such as diabetes), lower immunity, and I'm sure that I missed many other side effects. You can read on this site about them. The good part is that they take care of inflammation in many different conditions. I have been in a position where I could not walk by the end of the night, and they gave me prednisone in the hospital (called solumedrol), and I couldn''t believe the difference. To me it was a miracle drug. Times when my asthma has been so bad that I could not breathe, again, 40mg for a month kept me out of the hospital. The point is you have to weigh the benefits, v. the negatives. I'm sure that your doctor thought this was the best treatment for you. Just remember one VERY IMPORTANT fact about prednisone. When you go off of it, DO NOT go off cold turkey. You MUST titer yourself down, and your doctor can give you a schedule to do that. NEVER go off by yourself without your doctor tapering you down.
Good luck! Hope everything works out!
68harley
15 Dec 2010
thank you so much for the information, i am on the medicine for 5- days so i hope that it helps my back also . my back is having severe muscle spasms and i have a slipped disc in my lower back and a bur in my neck on my spine . again thank you for your kindness and input . april
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15 Dec 2010
Hope that you are on muscle relaxers too! And good luck! Don't have surgery on your back unless you are paralyzed, really! Only 20% or less actually are helped by back surgery, so you might end up in more pain afterwards, as you will develop arthritis from the surgery anyhow.
littlestown2
21 Jan 2012
My endocrinologist prescribed what he called Prednisone 60mg yesterday, Jan 20, 2010 for a high calcium level found in the blood (16). When I called the pharmacist to ask if the prescription had been filled, he stated that yes it had been written and I could pick it up at any time. I asked him to tell me how the Prednisone was to be taken and he stated that I was to take 3 tabs a day for a week. I haven't taken this before but I have talked to family members and friends and they have said it was extremely important that you taper down to get off the drugs, not just quit "cold turkey". I also thought that 60 mg was a very high dosage. The pharmacist said that it was a different kind of Prednisone that you take the same dosage every day for a week with no tapering down. Can you tell me whether this sounds correct or should I wait until Monday, Jan. 23, 2012 to talk with the physician about the dosage and tapering problem? By the way, I am 65 years old
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22 Jan 2012
@Littlestown: I tried to write you a private message, but apparently you have them blocked. This is such an old site, that you won't get the response from people who have been in your position. I haven't. I have never heard of taking pred for high blood calcium... someone else probably has. IF you are nervous about taking it, then wait until Monday, unless of course your doctor told you that it was extremely important to begin immediately. If you want more advice, write a question, and include as many support groups that are appropriate for your condition. That way you will get a wide response from people who understand your conditions. Good luck!! And you can PM me if you have any more questions.
Alatcourt
23 Nov 2017
This morning my left eye started swelli g up and my throat felt like it was swelling up. I decided to drive mysel to the nearest CityMD. When I got there, my eye was nearly closed and swollen as if I was in a boxing match. The Dr. Primary diagnosis was a severe allergic reaction. He gave me a steroid injection in my butt and sent me home with a 5 day 23rd of prednisone 50mg and tobramycin-dexameth ophth susp (eye drops 4 x day)
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