i hate prednisone

I'm so tired today and got a good nights sleep. I'm all over the place emotionally. My doctor says that I tapered too fast last time, prednisone is the only thing that keeps me able to do my job. grrrrr. i know people are suffering much worst....but just wanted to let out some frustration. be well all.

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UC diagnosed January 05

Past Meds: Azasan (Imuran) - piercing chest pains after six days so tried different brand aka Azathioprine - morning nausea /didn't really help after more than 6 months, canasa (tried but got worse at the time - connected or not laying off for now)
Current meds: Asacol 2 - 3x, Aciphex (acid reflux), Remicade - 6 treatments, prednisone boo 10mg now tapering, multivitamin, caltrate 2x a day. probiotic (florasmart right now), astelin (nasal spray) as needed, allergy shots, fosamax

Vent away!!! That's why we are here. How quickly did you taper this time? Pred. gave me HORRIBLE insomnia.

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Tabitha (Tab)

100mg Azathioprine, 2 Fibercon, Colazal-9 a day, Acidopholis Pearls, Nexium

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tapering really slowly...i'm at 15 after doing a week of 15-20 every other day... now i'm going to stay at 15 for a while....so frustrating because i feel like i treat people in my personal life all crazy even though i tell them whats going on

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UC diagnosed January 05

Past Meds: Azasan (Imuran) - piercing chest pains after six days so tried different brand aka Azathioprine - morning nausea /didn't really help after more than 6 months, canasa (tried but got worse at the time - connected or not laying off for now)
Current meds: Asacol 2 - 3x, Aciphex (acid reflux), Remicade - 6 treatments, prednisone boo 10mg now tapering, multivitamin, caltrate 2x a day. probiotic (florasmart right now), astelin (nasal spray) as needed, allergy shots, fosamax

I think we all hate Prednisone, but sometimes it's a necessary evil. Vent all you want, pretty much everyone here knows what you're going through. Between 4 hours of sleep a night and the Pred edginess, I become a completely different person on Pred.

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Count me in as part of this club right now. Just started 60 mgs of prednisone last week. I take 30 mgs in the morning and 30 mgs in early evening and I'm up every night at 2 or 3 am. I am so tired until I get my next dose of prednisone in the morning to rev my system again. Do any of you take anything to help you sleep or deal with the insomnia or does it even make a difference?

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Diagnosed UC - 1993
32 year old female

Current Meds:
Prednisone - 60 mgs
Soon to start 6-MP...
Colazal (3 pills three times a day)
Probiotic, Folic Acid, Lysine

I hate pred too! but it did help me.

I just got a couple of purple strech marks on the side of my chest, none of my bra's fit anymore and i have put on 15 pounds. I am losing hair, I spent saturday crying......hating all the bad things pred has done to me. I bought some jojoba oil to lube up my skin, so hopefully no more marks........

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Beth, 32