Pred rush | Arthritis Information

Gee...after dealing with a nasty flare for several days I broke down and started a "quick dose" of pred to knock it down a bit. I forgot how good that stuff makes you feel! I did more in one day than I have in the last two weeks, including moving furniture, walking the dogs several times, painting a wall in my living room, starting and actually finishing my laundry, and even machine quilted for a couple hours. All without my usual 2 hr afternoon nap. This is how normal people feel and why they can do so much in their lives. I keep forgetting. Sigh.!

I'm sure I'll pay for these accomplishments later...oi.

Ive been on 20 mg a day for about a month and I cant beleive it myself. But I dont think normal people feel this way. I think it's the pred. I dont ever remember having this kind of energy. I too was working on a quilt I am making as a gift. Without the pred I dont think I'd be able to do much quilting.
Glad to hear of your enjoyable day.
Quilters are special people.

Those Pred paks rock! My Rheumy won't give me many, so I have to ration them. Sometimes I'm not sure if I should start one or wait another day to see if I feel better. What's your final straw for starting one?Good question -- I tend to get sore and still slowly and dont notice how bad it is till I am down for the count for a few days, truly miserable with *that* pain level. I generally stay away from pred, but I just need a break from the continual pain and stiffness, so it is worth it. I don't use pred packs per se, but my Dr has gone over how to use pred the same way. Worth asking. I think I've done this 3-4x a year to get through the tough times. I hate wasting time being immobilized, and it's worth the aggravation and misery of pred to feel better. God, that only makes sense to someone with this diesease, huh?

Thinkthinn~Quilters are special people!! My Grandmother was a quilter and she was one of the most special people I've ever known.

agreed!

Aerpup, Do you go through mood swings and gain weight on the pred. paks? I consider them but my body was so "addicted" to pred, it took me almost a year to get off it. I always wonder if that will happen again but I know what you mean about pred. In the beginning, It is amazing. Way better than any pain reliever

Even at 10mg once a day, Pred is not for me.

Pred. was a god send for me when I first came down with RA. Don't know what I would have done without it. Unfortunately, for the year I took it, my bone density went in the toilet even though I was on Fosamex.

Susan