Bad experience with Prednisone. Never taking it again.
By Commando 1 Comments
Well, to get started, I got some really bad poison Ivy a couple weeks ago. Usually when I get it they just give me a cream that helps a lot, but this time it was EVERYWHERE(face, balls, arms) so the cream couldn't be used. The doctor gave a shot of Cortisone, and put me on 12 days of Prednisone. Here's how the dosing went: 60 mg in the morning for the first 4 days, 40 mg in the morning for next 4 days, and 20 mg in the morning for the last 4 days. The Poison Ivy is almost gone. I just finished the pills yesterday.
The first 2 nights I was on it, I was miserable. My legs were hurting so bad, and my bones felt like they were gonna break just by walking. It felt like my legs were in a vice being crushed. The next few days were OK, just the occasional leg cramp. Well earlier tonight, I sat down to take a dump, got up, and my knees gave out on me. I fell, and couldn't get up. I had to crawl to my bed. I lied down for about an hour, tried again, and I still couldn't walk without using my hands for support on every available object in the room. I took some ibuprofen, and I still can't walk. It doesn't HURT at all, my knees are just really numb, and they have no strength at all.
I've googled it, and I found a lot of people who had similar problems coming off of Prednisone, but none of them said how long this lasts. I did read a few of them had to have knee replacement surgery because of it. I wish the morning would hurry up and get here so I can call the stupid university med clinic.
If you've had a bad experience with Prednisone, hit me up and tell me about it.