I have just been put on Prednisone for bronchitis, is it safe?

Question

I do not like taking medication but he said this was for the inflammation-I have only taken 2 pills and there are 16 left. I have read about this medication and am not too happy with what I have found out. Anyone have any suggestions?? I would like to just stop taking it but do not know if it is safe or not?

Answer 1

Prednisone is relatively safe in short term doses like the one your on.

Please take the medication as described it will do wonders for your breathing/inflammation. The side effects your read a bout are long term.

Answer 2

it is okay for a week or so. it will get rid of the inflammation and you will be better. You might have mood swings.

Side effects come out when you use it for long time like months and years. Doctors do not prescribe this for long time ever.

Answer 3

Prednisone is a synthetic corticosteroid drug that is usually taken orally but can be delivered by intramuscular injection and can be used for a great number of different conditions. It has a mainly glucocorticoid effect. Prednisone is a prodrug that is converted by the liver into prednisolone, which is the active drug and also a steroid.

Prednisone is particularly effective as an immunosuppressant, and affects virtually all of the immune system. It can, therefore, be used in autoimmune diseases, inflammatory diseases (such as severe asthma, severe allergies, severe poison ivy dermatitis, systemic lupus erythematosus, ulcerative colitis, rheumatoid arthritis, Bell's Palsy, Crohn's disease, pemphigus and sarcoidosis), uveitis, various kidney diseases including nephrotic syndrome,mononucleosis [epstein barr virus], and to prevent and treat rejection in organ transplantation. This medicine may also reduce the s*x drive. Prednisone has also been used in the treatment of migraine headaches and cluster headaches.

Furthermore, the pharmaceutical industry uses prednisone tablets for the calibration of dissolution testing equipment according to the United States Pharmacopeia (USP).

Intravenous application may be employed for cerebral inflammation, as in the period attacks caused by multiple sclerosis.

Answer 4

Ive been on prednisone twice and have not liked the reactions both times. It is a steroid and acts as an anti-inflammatory, but along with stopping the inflammation/allergic response, it also stops everything else: Like your bodies ability to fight infection.

Both times I took prednisone I was irritable, saw massive hair loss, and my eat/sleep cycles were disturbed. To say the least, after about 4 days of treatment I stopped taking the meds. I was already having so many adverse reactions that I didnt notice any kind of withdrawal symptoms.

Good luck and feel better!