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(Message started by: onetime1945 on Apr 6^th, 2005, 9:06am)

Title: Prednisone
Post by onetime1945 on Apr 6^th, 2005, 9:06am

Does prednisone ever stop chronic cluster h/a. I have tried it a number of times and after going off it I usually get the h/a back in about 2-3 days - sometimes worse than before taking it.

Title: Re: Prednisone
Post by vig on Apr 6^th, 2005, 10:21am

It often stops them, at great cost to your body, and they usually return immediately after stopping usage. So a predinisone taper is offered commonly at the beginning of ramping up on another preventative, such as Verapamil...

Title: Re: Prednisone
Post by miapet on Apr 6^th, 2005, 11:02am

As Vig said . . .what a cost on the body!
Prednisone never ended D's chronic cycle . . .back in the day, when he would try a taper, it would knock the edge off the first 2 days . . .then *wham* he was hit again . . on the high side, it would sometimes break the every hour cycle down to every 2 to 3 hours . . which gave him (us) some recovery time . . .on our scale of 1 - 10 (10 being most likely to work . . .we score prednisone a 1.5 for D.
*positive light and energy*
miapet

Title: Re: Prednisone
Post by sandie99 on Apr 6^th, 2005, 12:43pm

Well, I have had prednisone treatment twice. On both occasions it did wonders to my spirits (I was HAPPY all the time) but not that much to my HAs. I got nasty side effects, too. (Like I slept for 5 hours, tops.) But I must admit that the feeling of happiness I'd take back anytime... ;;D

Title: Re: Prednisone
Post by don on Apr 8^th, 2005, 7:21am

Quote:

a predinisone taper is offered commonly at the beginning of ramping up on another preventative, such as Verapamil

Thats the ticket.

Pred. has differant side effects for differant people. Some exper5iance severe side effects, some hardly any.

The severest side effect I experiance is increased appetite. I prefer to lose the cycle first and the weight afterwards. I use pred. ever5y cycle with verapamil with great success. The protocol is simple:

At the beginning of the cycle:
240MG of Verap 2x a day for 2 weeks

Prednisone taper

Continue with verapamil until I feel safe to stop.

Title: Re: Prednisone
Post by taraann on Apr 8^th, 2005, 10:16am

on 04/06/05 at 12:43:29, sandie99 wrote:

I bet my hubby wishes I was happy when on pred. I turn into a moody psycho b*tch and I'm the first to admit it. Also I can't stop eating when I'm on it!

Yeah as vig and mia said. Pred is good sometimes for a short term break while upping or starting a longterm preventative med. It is hard on many different parts of the body.

Title: Re: Prednisone
Post by PaulL on Apr 8^th, 2005, 1:27pm

It's horrible stuff. I gained 15 pounds, got acne, and turned into Darth Vader. The bad news is it didn't stop the CHs.

Bad temper is a pretty common side effect. My sister-in-law's father was on it for other reasons and started locking his wife in closets.

A couple of experiences for what they're worth....

Title: Re: Prednisone
Post by don on Apr 9^th, 2005, 6:06am

Quote:

started locking his wife in closets

I haven't done that.

I'll try upping my dose.

Title: Re: Prednisone
Post by PaulL on Apr 9^th, 2005, 10:15am

on 04/09/05 at 06:06:14, don wrote:

I haven't done that.

I'll try upping my dose.

There are easier and more socially acceptable ways of torturing your wife, like wearing a pink polka-dot tie with a plaid shirt to her company's Christmas dinner. (Whale pants are optional)