Mood swings effect of Prednisolone

strong weight gain mood swings

I really needed this medicine and it helped me too. Unfortunately, the side effects are very serious and in the long run, it does not get better. But of course it helps enormously with certain illnesses!

Extreme side effects after switching from 5 x 1 g cortisol shock therapy iV for optic nerve inflammation. Afterwards, reduce from 225 g to 0 in 14 days. No sleep possible at the changeover, extreme mood swings (euphoria / nervous breakdown). Extreme motivation / urge to move. Walk around for hours with simultaneous physical exhaustion and high weight loss. Afterwards giant appetite (at first 8 kg lost in one week, then increased again in 2 weeks). Loss of taste (salt without taste, only greasy / sweet recognizable). tremendous joint pain in the knees in the middle of the night shortly before the end of the reaming. Feels like a vise. In sum, the most intense physical experience so far – and that really means something.

I started using prednisolone 40 mg because of a deterioration in my copd. It followed a high-altitude flight. I was full of verve and thought it was great that I suddenly felt so good. My pain in my joints was gone, too. Finally run painless again. That was great. Together with my doctor, I agreed to permanently take 5 mg because of osteoarthritis. Imperceptibly, my psyche changed. I became aggressive, had mood swings, and got very bad anxiety and depression. At some point I came to the conclusion that it has to do with the prednisolone. I just stopped taking it. Unfortunately, the pain started again. My new family doctor prescribed my prednisolone again. I started 15 mg again 3 weeks ago. I should take 15 mg, 12.5 mg, 10 mg, 7.5 mg for 1 week until I reach 5 mg. At 15 mg, I was almost in high spirits again. Now I am at 10mg and have very bad anxiety and panic attacks and depression. I came to the conclusion that I would rather endure the pain, rather than these states of anxiety. If possible I do not want to take cortisone anymore.

I regularly take Ciclosporin. However, my kidneys have re-ignited every 2-3 years. then I take cortisone. Helps after 2 weeks. Start at 75mg, then cull. The side effects are enormous: weight gain (up to 10 kilos), bad to no digestion (almost 10 days not been on the potty) nocturnal pain in the stomach and chest area, sweating, smell funny, bad mood swings, strong concentration difficulties. But the kidneys have recovered 🙂 Oh yes: and my migraine went away in the time of cortisone.

Slight mood swings (depression), slight headache / pressure, slight sleep disturbance on the second day in the morning flushing of the face (like light sunburn), which disappeared during the day and then soft, light, smooth skin, positive side effect (original prescription for hearing loss): problems in the Knee joint (which had previously been acute for several weeks but was not treated) were barely there after two or three days, otherwise seasonally allergic reactions (acute pollen susceptibility) were reduced or even absent.

Headache, insomnia, depression, dizziness, fatigue, cravings, sweats, mood swings, blurred vision, pain (joint), pain (back), circulatory problems, usually after 6 hours of taking a different problem every day

Kortision helps quickly and relatively well. If only there were not all the side effects. I have to take it since 01/2006 at different intervals and dosages. In 09/2007, my inflammation became so severe that only a dose of 120mg over 10 days remedy. Then it went weekly in 20 steps down to 80mg, then back up to 100mg (because of the inflammation). Then down to 60mg. Then up to 80mg again. Then I made it to 20mg and had to go up to 60mg again and then managed to sneak out. The salvation process was very painful for me. I was startled by leg cramps at night, had strong cortisone acne, severe mood swings, sleep disorders, bulls, weight gain up to 17kg, endless water retention, heavy legs, fatigue, euphoria, Cushing’s syndrome, severe vision problems in both eyes, heartburn. In the meantime, I did not leave the house for about six weeks. The following has helped me with the symptoms: magnesium for cramps; Stinging nettle, bowl salts No. 7 (e.g., the hot sieves, ten tablets in a glass of boiling water, stirring with a plastic spoon) against the water retention; Drüfusan against cortisol acne; Rennie against the heartburn; Psyllium husks against diarrhea, constipation and flatulence (life threatening in stenoses); Vitasprint (vitamin B12) for fatigue. IMPORTANT IN THIS TIME IS THE INTRODUCTION OF IDEOS (calcium preparation, it prevents, inter alia, osteoporosis) (there is the way, by prescription)! Cortisone is a difficult time, but it will pass someday.