I despise Prednisone.. probably

So,
Since my diagnosis last year, I've been taking Azacol three, three times a day. I've recently stared experiencing a flare and my doctor change my medication to Colazal three, thee times a day. I tried that for about ten days and that didn't really take so, my doctor had decided to put me on 40 mg of Prednisone a day.. well, I started that treatment yesterday at about 7 PM. This morning I woke up kind of feeling yucky like I normally do. Then, I got a headache, sweats, fever, shakes, and I was vomiting. I'm feeling a lot better now so, I don't think it was the flu and I really don't think it was a part of my flare up because I've never been affected in such a matter. I'm leaning towards blaming the Pred. I was wondering if anyone else has experienced something similar?
Thanks for your feedback!!!

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Recently diagnosed 9/06
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I was put on 30mg Pred on July 18, my diagnosis date, and didn't feel a thing...I was going to the bathroom too much for it to stay in me.  On July 24 doc bumped it up to 40mg.  Still no effect because of it not staying in my system.  July 31 doc put me on codeine and BOOM!  August 1, I felt jittery, sweating, you name it.  I know the codeine was helping because he put me on it to stop the diaherrea.  He then bumped pred back to 30mg.  I can now say with taking the codeine and all I am jittery at times, wake up sweating, nauseaus when going to the restroom, etc.  So I would bet it is the pred, but no doc here.

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Smiles,

29/F Diagnosed UC July 18, 2007 

Meds: 6 Asacol 400mg Tab

         6 5mg Prednisone total 30mg (down from 40mg)

         1/2 30mg Tylenol #3

         1 1000mg Canasa Suppository

         1 Calcium 500+D

         1 Cerovite Vitamin and Mineral Supplement

         1 325mg Ferrous Sulfate

 

 

Hi...didn't your doc suggest any rectal meds before putting you on pred?

q

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*Heather*Status:mini flare June 23* 6asacol daily+ Salofalk (tapered every 3rd night)

~diagnosed January 1989 UC (proctosigmoiditis)

~5ASA: Asacol + Salofalk enemas (increase for flares tapered to maintenance)

~Bentylol (dicyclomine) 20mg as needed

~vitamins/minerals 

~Probiotic 2 (Natural Factors Protec) + 1 (Primadophilus Reuteri) at bedtime

~Natural Factors Multi Digestive Enzymes with supper

~Ranitidine,Pariet (reflux) Effexor XR 75mg;  Pulmicort/Airomir (asthma)

~URSO for PSC (or PBC) 500mg X 2 daily (LFTs back to NORMAL!!)

My doc's logic.. "TREAT (FROM)BOTH ENDS"  worth it !!!