Guest guest Posted June 3, 2004 Report Share Posted June 3, 2004 I have been on Prednisone 25 - 40 mg daily for 9 months and having some side effects. High blood pressure, accelerated heart beat, Osteopenia, Osteoporosis, weight gain (45 lbs), mood swings, bruises, swelling (legs feet and hands get HUGE). Every time my Dr. tries to get me below 25 mg, I end up in the hospital (lungs fill up and throat closes, heavy wheezing). I had developed this lung problem out of no where last September and it's been like this ever since. Also got pleurisy in January. My Pulmonologist says it's asthma, but from everything I read it seems like rheumatoid related, especially since I've never had any kind of breathing or lung problems until this hit full force out of nowhere and won't go away. It's not episodic like asthma, it is constant, unless I take at least 25 mg of prednisone. When he tries to reduce the prednisone and I end up in the hospital, they increase it to 60 mg for 4 days then taper back down to 25 mg. Anyone have any insight or experience with this type of lung problem with your RA? I was wondering if anyone else has been on that much prednisone or more for a long time and what are the side effects you have encountered? Rick www.whosyomama.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2004 Report Share Posted June 3, 2004 Rick, I take Prednisone because I have Lupus. I've been on it for over a year now. Right now I'm on 10mgs a day. I was on 60mgs for 3 months and gained about 30lbs. I had a lot of water weight. My legs would swell also. Developed a lot of gas. Was quite miserable and my depression got worse. I was on 40mgs for a month. 30mgs for a month and so on. Right now I'm stuck at 10mgs. I had a monstrous appetite but now things are getting back to normal. I haven't had the experience with my lungs but I do have asthma. It's just not really bad. -. [ ] Steroids (Prednisone) > > I have been on Prednisone 25 - 40 mg daily for 9 months and having some > side effects. High blood pressure, accelerated heart beat, Osteopenia, > Osteoporosis, weight gain (45 lbs), mood swings, bruises, swelling (legs > feet and hands get HUGE). Every time my Dr. tries to get me below 25 mg, > I end up in the hospital (lungs fill up and throat closes, heavy > wheezing). I had developed this lung problem out of no where last > September and it's been like this ever since. Also got pleurisy in > January. My Pulmonologist says it's asthma, but from everything I read > it seems like rheumatoid related, especially since I've never had any > kind of breathing or lung problems until this hit full force out of > nowhere and won't go away. It's not episodic like asthma, it is > constant, unless I take at least 25 mg of prednisone. When he tries to > reduce the prednisone and I end up in the hospital, they increase it to > 60 mg for 4 days then taper back down to 25 mg. > Anyone have any insight or experience with this type of lung problem > with your RA? > I was wondering if anyone else has been on that much prednisone or more > for a long time and what are the side effects you have encountered? > > Rick > www.whosyomama.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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