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Reviewer: Opie, 55-64 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Reviewer: nack35, 65-74 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Prednisone causes my face to flush. And have a bad headache. Can feel my heart beating as I lay in bed. the flushing has happened before when I had a shot for shoulder. This time took pill. Sweating and headache happened. should I ever take this again? the Dr. had me not take the rest of prescription,I had only taken ONE pill.
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Reviewer: 35-44 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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extreame dizzyness, mood swings, hot flashes in my face, difficulty focusing eyes, sleeplessness, weight gain, round face, pressure behind eyes, headaches
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Reviewer: Goodbubbles, 25-34 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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This is such a difficult drug for me. My body seems to react differently every time. It usually does wonders for my asthma but will make me stay awake for over 50 hours at a time and really interferes with my regular routine.
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Reviewer: rbeckag03, 19-24 Female on Treatment for 10 years or more (Patient)
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I have taken many high dose steriods courses over a 20 some years and the side effects are not that great but the overall effectiveness is wonderful.
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