Home Menu

Site Navigation



Myasthenia Gravis For support and discussions on Myasthenia Gravis, Congenital Myasthenic Syndromes and LEMS.


advertisement
NeuroTalk Support Groups > > >

Re: Moonface and other prednisone side-effects

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 01-03-2010, 03:52 AM #1
PMCPMC's Avatar
PMCPMC PMCPMC is offline
Member
  
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: belfast n ireland
Posts: 149
10 yr Member
PMCPMC PMCPMC is offline
Member
PMCPMC's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: belfast n ireland
Posts: 149
10 yr Member
Thumbs up augmentin
Quote:
Originally Posted by rach73 View Post
Sorry I didn't reply yesterday, Ive been having a bit of a time of it.

Ive had a chest infection since 17th December. This week I was given a second lot of antibiotics, a type which should be used with caution in MG patients. I only realised this once I had taken 4 of them and the mestinon stopped working and I was getting very weak very quickly. It was very scary and I ended up seeing an emergency GP. The emergency GP gave me Augementin, which was fine until yesterday when I suddenly started having an allergic reaction to penicillin. I have never had a problem with penicillin before. My face and mouth swelled and my face, back and neck were covered in a red blotchy rash which was a tad uncomfortable! So please accept my apologies in not replying earlier!

Ok so back to your thread. I went up to 60mg of Pred, it was only when I got to around 20mg that the moonface started to subside. Under 20mg it really disappeared very quickly.

I hope that you find the side effects of Pred disappear quickly.

Love
Rach
I also have had a chest infection since early December 2 courses of augmentin and now one of distaclorcontaining cefaclor 3.75mg.
still feel it is not clearing.
GP says there is also alot of viral chest infection about which antibiotics cannot help.
PMCPMC is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
"Thanks for this!" says:
Nicknerd (01-03-2010), rach73 (01-03-2010)
Old 01-03-2010, 01:38 PM #2
Nicknerd's Avatar
Nicknerd Nicknerd is offline
Member
  
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Toronto, Canada
Posts: 547
15 yr Member
Nicknerd Nicknerd is offline
Member
Nicknerd's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Toronto, Canada
Posts: 547
15 yr Member
Default
That's okay, Rach! It sounds like you had quite a rough time- that's odd that you had an allergic reaction to th penicillin. Are you feeling better now? Do you still have the infection? I've had a cough too, a dry one, which is really annoying...I hope that the infection clears asap!

Thanks for the info. re. the prednisone- I can't wait to be at 20mgs!

Take care!
Nicky
Nicknerd is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
"Thanks for this!" says:
PMCPMC (01-03-2010)
Old 01-04-2010, 05:22 AM #3
rach73 rach73 is offline
Member
  
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Devon, United Kingdom
Posts: 531
15 yr Member
rach73 rach73 is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Devon, United Kingdom
Posts: 531
15 yr Member
Default Hi Nicky
Still feeling a bit rough and having an MG flare up now, so mestinon lasting about 2 hours. Yeah Ive got the dry cough too with a tickly throat. The blotchy rash has gone now so thats good!

Love
Rach
rach73 is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
"Thanks for this!" says:
Nicknerd (01-04-2010)
Old 01-04-2010, 04:58 PM #4
Alan53's Avatar
Alan53 Alan53 is offline
Member
  
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: England East Midlands Stamford
Posts: 146
15 yr Member
Alan53 Alan53 is offline
Member
Alan53's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: England East Midlands Stamford
Posts: 146
15 yr Member
Default hi nicky
well i was on 60mg preds every other day after a few months the preds were working well thou side effects were bad then my neuro put me on imuran as well that made me unwell but i hoped it would inprove but it didnt so then the plan was to stop the imuran and reduce the preds which now ive stoped for about 5 weeks and im able to cope with the weaknest and at last my face is starting to look like it did which is great i think my body misses the preds i still get swollen wrists and feet and my tummy is still big but hope it won't take 2 years for that to go so hope your moonface goes soon and good luck with the reduction of preds
alan
Alan53 is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
"Thanks for this!" says:
Nicknerd (01-04-2010)
Old 01-04-2010, 05:41 PM #5
Nicknerd's Avatar
Nicknerd Nicknerd is offline
Member
  
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Toronto, Canada
Posts: 547
15 yr Member
Nicknerd Nicknerd is offline
Member
Nicknerd's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Toronto, Canada
Posts: 547
15 yr Member
Default
Thank you, Allan. That is so great to hear that you are off the meds. and are just experiencing a bit of weakness.

I'm glad to hear that the moonface is going away- I'm sure that the other side-effects will also disappear quickly (lipodystrophy), especially now that you're feeling stronger. This is terrific news!

So you're completely off of the prednisone now? How long were you on it for?

ttys!
Nicky
Nicknerd is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
Old 01-05-2010, 08:25 AM #6
Alan53's Avatar
Alan53 Alan53 is offline
Member
  
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: England East Midlands Stamford
Posts: 146
15 yr Member
Alan53 Alan53 is offline
Member
Alan53's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: England East Midlands Stamford
Posts: 146
15 yr Member
Default
hi nicky
ive been on preds for a year i started just as my MG was becomming bad i was having problems breathing and swallowing it took time before their was a inprovement but also the side effects were not nice i started to have eye problems and had a start of gloucoma i'm sure that comming off the preds will
in prove my eye problem once the weight starts to come off i'm hoping to travel to Australia to see my daughter thats my goal this year as she's having a baby soon . and yes no drugs at all i'm waiting to see my neuro to see what he plans
alan
Alan53 is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
"Thanks for this!" says:
Nicknerd (01-05-2010), PMCPMC (01-05-2010)
Reply

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
TN and medication - side effects albot Trigeminal Neuralgia 1 08-17-2009 07:55 PM
Statins and their side effects BobbyB ALS News & Research 0 05-14-2008 06:32 AM
Side Effects of MS FunkieChicken New Member Introductions 7 04-27-2008 02:04 PM
Side Effects BaxterTheBunny The Stumble Inn 11 03-03-2008 08:05 AM
What side effects? shari Medications & Treatments 4 10-09-2007 11:07 PM


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 10:20 PM.

Powered by vBulletin • Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.

vBulletin Optimisation provided by vB Optimise v2.7.1 (Lite) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2024 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.
 

NeuroTalk Forums

Helping support those with neurological and related conditions.

 

All posts copyright their original authors.

The material on this site is for informational purposes only,
and is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment
provided by a qualified health care provider.

Always consult your doctor before trying anything you read here.

Home