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Patients

Taking Prednisone
193 Patients currently take Prednisone
239 Patients stopped taking Prednisone
philiph Sex: M Sensation: Moderate Overall: Moderate Cognition: moderate Vision: severe Speech: mild Swallowing: moderate Upper limb: mild Walking: moderate See profile philiph 15mg daily since Sep 06, 2008
slinkyman Sex: M Sensation: Moderate Overall: Mild Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: mild Swallowing: mild Upper limb: mild Walking: moderate See profile slinkyman 2400mg monthly since Nov 15, 2008
tbone69 Sex: M Sensation: Moderate Overall: Mild Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: mild Swallowing: none Upper limb: moderate Walking: moderate See profile tbone69 60mg daily since Dec 21, 2008

What is Prednisone? Prednisone is a synthetic corticosteroid drug that decreases inflammation and suppresses the immune system. It is used for many purposes including relapses in MS; for rheumatic disorders; neoplasms; collagen diseases. Prednisone is activated by the liver into prednisolone.

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Reasons Taken

432 patients in the community are taking or have taken Prednisone.

Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Other	166	38%
Slow my MS progress	99	22%
Stiffness/spasticity	28	6%
Pain	27	6%
Optic neuritis (inflammation of optic nerve)	22	5%
disease-related symptoms	14	3%
Fatigue	8	1%
General health	6	1%
Support another treatment	5	1%
Don't know	5	1%
Mobility	4	<1%
Sensation	3	<1%
MS Hug, or girdle-band sensation, stomach/chest/thighs	3	<1%
Walking difficulty without aid	2	<1%
Difficulty walking	2	<1%
Balance problems	2	<1%
Numbness, tingling, pins & needles (paresthesia)	2	<1%
Blurry vision	2	<1%
Dizziness	1	<1%
Aching/Burning/Throbbing/Buzzing tendon body pain	1	<1%
lung infection	1	<1%
Migrane	1	<1%
Slurred speech	1	<1%
Loss of use of left side	1	<1%
Blind left eye	1	<1%
Vision loss	1	<1%
Depression	1	<1%
Bladder problems	1	<1%
Numbness	1	<1%
Numbness in my hands, arms, legs, and waist	1	<1%
foot and leg numbness, weakness, need splints to walk.	1	<1%
Blurry vision/eye pain	1	<1%
Swallowing	1	<1%
Burning sensation all around torso-like a tight belt	1	<1%
Transverse Myelitis	1	<1%
Left leg weakness, pain, stiffness	1	<1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Prednisone.

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0 mg As needed	0 mg Daily	2.5 mg As needed	5 mg As needed	10 mg As needed	20 mg All the time (24/7)	20 mg As needed	25 mg As needed	40 mg As needed	50 mg As needed	60 mg As needed	75 mg As needed	160 mg As needed	1200 mg As needed	2.5 mg Yearly	5 mg Monthly	2.5 mg Weekly	5 mg Weekly	1 mg Daily	2 mg Daily	2.5 mg As needed	2.5 mg Daily	20 mg Weekly	3 mg Daily	4 mg Daily	5 mg Daily	6 other Daily	7.5 mg Daily	60 mg Weekly	10 mg Daily	15 mg Daily	20 mg Daily	30 mg Daily	40 mg Daily	1250 mg Yearly	1320 mg Monthly	50 mg Daily	60 mg Daily	70 mg Daily	2400 mg Monthly	80 mg Daily	90 mg Daily	100 mg Daily	150 mg Daily	200 mg Daily	500 mg Daily	600 mg Daily	1000 mg Daily	1000 mg One time	1250 mg Daily
1	36	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	8	1	1	2	9	1	4	1	14	3	11	5	2	1	1	5	23	1	1	4	1	3	2	1	1	1	2	1	1

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Prednisone or how long patients were taking Prednisone before stopping.

Currently taking Prednisone

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
12	19	12	24	23	24

Stopped taking Prednisone

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
119	37	18	16	10	38

Why Patients Stopped Taking Prednisone (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended	179	72%
Doctor's advice	38	15%
Side effects too severe	25	10%
Other	15	6%
Did not seem to work	14	6%
Not indicated	14	6%
Personal research	3	1%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 39 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Moderate	40%	4
Slight	10%	1
None	40%	4
Can't tell	10%	1

Slow my MS progress

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe	38%	15
Moderate	33%	13
Mild	13%	5
None	15%	6

Top reported side-effects include: Weight gain, dry mouth, Makes me very edgy

Summary results are based on 39 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 39)

autumn

Sex: F

Flare-up: Moderate

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: mild

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate

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by autumn
Aug 18, 2008

EfficacyMajor
Side-effectsModerate

Other

Advice/Tips: ALWAYS TAKE AS DIRECTED - TAPER

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jenj

Sex: F

Sensation: None

Overall: Mild

Cognition: none

Vision: none

Speech: none

Swallowing: none

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: severe

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by jenj
Nov 26, 2007