Anyone ever been put on too much
predisone? I was put on it when I went to
a different dr. and was flaired up.She put
me on 1 week treatment of 60 mg a day. It
sent me into a phycosis. Not a good
feeling. when I saw the rheum. he got
mad.He took me off it and the pain then
really got unbearable. He put me back on
it but at a lower dose. this was 3 1/2
weeks ago. Now I am getting that foggy
feeling all of us lupus pt see but seems
worse this time.Could it still be the
predisne? and if so what would be used
instead?
Tired of feeling fatqued and all the
pain.
Cindy
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PsychNurse007
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Oct 2007 Posts: 14
Posted: 10-15-07 04:59am
Yep, prednisone is a nasty, nasty drug,
but at the same time is the best and most
widely used med for lupus. It can
definately make you psychotic or agitated
or depressed. There some be some happy
medium of a dose that you can tolerate.
If this is the only med you are taking, I
would suggest getting a 2nd opinion from
another rheum. because there are many
supplimental medicines that can help lupus
and its symptoms and work with the
prednisone to keep you at a lower dose.
Plaquenil is commonly prescribed in
conjuction with prednisone. I am assuming
you are having joint pain (?), which if
you are can be helped by a number of other
meds including NSAIDs (ibuprofen, toradol,
naproxen), methotrexate injections,
depo-medrol or other steroid injections
directly into the joint that is giving you
trouble, nerve blocks, and pain killers.
Theres alot of options. I wouldn't
suggest going completly off the prednisone
because this is what suppresses your
immune system, which generally is what you
need since lupus is the result of an
overactive immune system. If you're
having trouble with the psychosis/mood
swings/depression I would try an
antidepressant to help with those
symptoms. Good luck!
