Prednisone for Crohn's Disease, Active User Reviews
Brand names: Rayos
- Ste...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- August 31, 2019
"I’m currently having a bad flare of Crohn's, and my doc prescribed prednisone. At first, I thought it was working really well, but then my situation just started degrading. I’m currently at 60 mg and haven’t felt worse in my life. Could prednisone worsen my symptoms? The next step is to get it injected, but I’m not sure I want to do that now... I would try to get off it since it's not doing anything for me..."
- aki...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- June 3, 2023
"I had a bad flare-up, so I could choose between hospital and steroids. I chose steroids, and I got 16 mg of prednisone per day from the doctor. It helped with my symptoms almost with an instant effect. Two hours later, I had no pain in my stomach. I haven't experienced any side effects. But it's strong stuff."
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"I have been recently diagnosed with Crohn's disease. I was advised to start Humira injections, but I was too scared. So, I decided to go for Prednisolone. I began with 40 mg per day. Symptoms of Crohn's soon improved, but the side effects of prednisone itself were really, really nasty. I have lightheadedness, spinning in my head, weakness of muscles, unable to walk normally, blurred vision, dryness of eyes and mouth, shaking hands, insomnia, increased appetite, skin rash, panic-like attacks. I eventually got Humira and am now tapering down the Prednisolone. I've been on Prednisolone for more than a month."