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I just can't believe how good I feel

 
 I've been on pred a week, and  its unbelievable.. I have energy, my house is clean,  Groceries are up to date, so is laundry.
 
 Its not like I have no pain, but what I do have is minor and managable.. I seem to have found a good dose at 7.5 mg.. no palpitations, not too much hunger, no irritability..
 
I dont want to continue this for too long but ya know if I have to stay on it a while, ohh well.. (for now)
 
oh and suddenly I've resumed LOSING weight. I was stuck at  ... cough 65... day before yesterday  I finally saw a numerical loss to corespond with  the looseness of my clothes and wedding ring...lets say it was less than  7 pounds but more than 5..
 
I do have SOME pred munchies, but most of the time I just go brush my teeth or suck on a tic tac.. 
 
 
kathy_in_wlsv2008-05-16 08:59:19

Congrats Kathy!  So good to hear you're doing OK.

Hugs,

Pip

There are alot of people who talk disparaginly about pred, but I felt so much better when I was on it. Like you said, energetic, went into a cleaning frenzy since I was laid off work anyway, actually scraped all the gunk off my cooking pans that had accumulated from 10 years of just being too tired to care. I will not hesitate to ask my dr to refill the perscription if I feel I need the relief it gave me.What good news.  Congratulations!  I hope it lasts forever or as long as you want to stay on it.    Jesse882008-05-16 09:52:45

Hello stranger. So glad to hear prednisone helped. I was afraid to tell my doctor how good I felt after taking it for fear she'd take it away. She said she gets that kind of response from lots of folks. Magic I tell ya, magic.

Ahhh Prednisone the drug we hate to love...Sometimes, I wish I wasn't afraid to take itMy doctor tells me it's giving me false hopes at every visit.hi kathy i have been on  pred  13yrs mainly 7.5mg whith a dmrd
i take calcichew which is calcium and vitD  allso been  on and off
fosamax..

i have had 1 dexa scan and get my 2nd  in a few weeks  and
ihad to  push  to get it..
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