Mood Swings!
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Is (or has) anyone else experienced alot of mood swings with prednisone? It seems I'm depressed one day (or 1 hour!) and the next day shortly after taking my dose of pred., I'm in a very good mood, sometimes , even when I'm not physically feeling all that well! Again, I'm SOOO confused by all these new Daily changes. Is it just me, or (hopefully) can someone else relate to me??
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sophiesu20099 lynda62707
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in fact if you are taking anything else it may make it worse. I’m taking Omega 3, and walking more..
you are not alone
lynda62707 sophiesu20099
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judith90525 lynda62707
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Good luck and Go Well.
lynda62707 judith90525
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Lol..."budgie on a trill"! Is that an English deal?? That Did make me laugh, and I thank you for that! I'm a California gal myself, so I'd be more prone to sayin' "Stressed to the Max" or "Really Bummed", whatever works....it's all the same feeling....NOT GOOD!!😉
judith90525 lynda62707
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Hi Lynda,
I'm English born but lived in Australia for all of my adult life. The expression "A Budgie on Trill" (Trill is a budgie feed packed with trilly vitamins etc) comes from the Kate Gilbert book PMR GCA A Survivor's Guide" which I recommend.
nick67069 lynda62707
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Your question reminded me of the beginning of the song "Sometimes I am in a mood".. Bob Dylan ... Yes, prednisone/PMR does enhance mood swings, short temper, etc. It has to do with reduce ability to cope with stress/emotions. It does get better at lower dose.
kate50809 lynda62707
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I bought one of these from Amazon and its cuts tiny little 1mg pred tablets perfectly.[color=#0066c0]Aidapt Lockable Pill Cutter
I cut and pasted it and all the letters are blue!! Hope you are feeling a bit better.[/color]
EileenH lynda62707
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Yes, pred can lead to mood changes - especially in the hour or so after the pred hits your system which is something under 2 hours after taking them. That is part of the reason doctors say not to take them in the evening as they may wake you up. Others find pred makes them sleepy so it isn't always the same.
sophiesu20099 lynda62707
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lynda62707 sophiesu20099
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I FEEL YOUR PAIN, sophiesu! It's been 1 and a half weeks since I've weighed myself, and I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow! I'm scared to death to step on the "scary" scale! Last time it was up 13lbs in just 2 weeks! Thank God that was the 1st gain. It's so weird tho' as my clothes are getting baggy???! I don't THINK my brain is getting heavier😁. In any case, all these daily changes are Really starting to get to me. One day up, one day down. One day flat, one day round! And so it goes and goes and goes......
sophiesu20099 lynda62707
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as I’m starting to cut down I found a lot of interesting
postings from md what the Prendisone does to the body
and ways to take it spacing out more hours between doses.
suggest you look it up.....
im starting to feel like myself doing a self imposed rehab
EileenH sophiesu20099
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Flutterbie57 lynda62707
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