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On Mar 21, 2006, at 4:22 PM, Boyd wrote:

> a & Ebony, Another couple of side effects to prednisone that

> are not mentioned as often are insomnia and mood changes- both

> depression and agressive tendencies. When I was first diagnosed

my

> labs were very high and my family doctor put me on a dexpak

> (similar to medrol dosepak except higher dosage and 2 weeks

instead

> of 6 days). After being on it for a couple of days I was averaging

> 2 hours sleep a night with no naps during the day and was ready

to

> " kill " anything or anybody that crossed me. I am normally a very

> mild mannered and even tempered person. I scared myself driving

> one day when I really thought about ramming a driver that cut me

> off in traffic until I realized that it was the meds. I tapered

> the dosage and did lower dosage over a longer period of time. I

> have been on short term therapy a couple of times since then and

> have experienced insomnia but like everyone else us loved how

good

> it made me fe expecially if there are tendecies already there. We

> need to be aware of these problems also.

Hi ,

I am staying away from the boards and just getting caught up on email

instead so I am a little late getting back to you. The message

boards just go too fast to keep up.

Right. I heard of those side effects for prednisone. I was

hospitalized with blood clots last year. They immediately placed me

on very high dose prednisone. I had gory, morbid nightmares -- too

disgusting to describe to anyone! I am sure it was the prednisone.

One of the nurses came in while I was up cleaning my room and asked

why was I up at 3 a.m.. I told her about the nightmares and even she

suggested it was the prendisone. Scary stuff.

I guess if you have to use them do so but for short periods of time.

Take care.

peace,

Ebony