I've been on it for nearly 5 months! No side affects, which is nice, I guess. But what's the longest you or someone you know has been on Pred?
Just curious.
Just curious.
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How long have you been on Prednisolone for?
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I was on it for 7 years. CERTAINLY not recommended lol
Oh, I meant at one time. Like some people are on it for 1 ,2 or even 6 months. I guess you meant 7 years on and off.
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I am going to lose this competition - the longest I was on pred was for 6 days. 
(My GI put me on it but then decided to take me right back off it again so that I could undergo more diagnostic testing without having pred in my system.) However, I have been on another steroid, Entocort, for 7 months and counting.
(My GI put me on it but then decided to take me right back off it again so that I could undergo more diagnostic testing without having pred in my system.) However, I have been on another steroid, Entocort, for 7 months and counting.I wish it was on and off!!
Nope.. there was not one day in over 7 years that I didn't take some pred. I'd get ill ever ytime they lowered the dose
Nope.. there was not one day in over 7 years that I didn't take some pred. I'd get ill ever ytime they lowered the dose
I was on Prednisone for a straight year with the dose constantly going up along with adding on other medications to get my flare under control until I was on the highest dose for all of the medication for my bodies weight to handle. Then they went for surgery. 5 months is not unheard of and many have been on it longer than a year to get a flare under control. I've taken Prednisone 4 different times in my life and each time I took it I was on it for at least 6 months.
Have to say, very interesting posts. I've been stuck around the 10mg-15mg (of pred) mark for a bit so my doc increased my Imuran to 150mg from 100mg. Hopefully this helps me get off the pred and into proper remission.
Ah well, guess we'll see. :/
Ah well, guess we'll see. :/
By the time im done with it, it wills be a year... im tapering at 1mg per month. Im at 7.5 mgs right now.
That really depends on the person and the dose. My doctor didn't want me on it longer than needed. So he had me on the highest dose (for me the highest was 75mg) for a year, then decided to go for sugery and started tapering before the sugery and continued the taper after the surgey. So I guess I was on it for longer than a year in total (I forgot about the taper). So I guess in my best GI's mind, one year at the highest dose is the max he's willing to have me do. Being on high doses for years isn't good but even lower doses for years will eventually do damage.
I've heard after tapering off of prednisone it still takes a while for your body to get back in 'balance' from all of those extra hormones. Does anyone know if this is true or do you have any experiences with it? I'm interested in how well (or poorly) someone responds to stress after having been on prednisone for several months and then tapering off.
SdN,
I never really had a problem with pred & I was on 60 mg a day for over a year. I had problems sleeping but that was about it. Oh, and I got really hairy and gained lots of weight. I didn't have mood swings or anything really out the ordinary that way. My periods didn't change either (bummer).
Now my bones are that of a 90 year old woman (I am 45). That is what scares me.
Good luck & hope this helps some,
Michele
I never really had a problem with pred & I was on 60 mg a day for over a year. I had problems sleeping but that was about it. Oh, and I got really hairy and gained lots of weight. I didn't have mood swings or anything really out the ordinary that way. My periods didn't change either (bummer).
Now my bones are that of a 90 year old woman (I am 45). That is what scares me.
Good luck & hope this helps some,
Michele