Steroids?

[finallykrisb]

I didn't want to hijack Bluesky's post but a saw that the last couple of responses were about steroids. I'm on them for a while to hopefully help with the stiffness in my finger and I'm having a horrible time sleeping. Other than that and some hot flashes I seem to be tolerating them well. Anything in particular I should look for?

[spunkypenguin]

I was on them for a rash a while back and they made me RAVENOUS...like worse than runger! I wanted to eat everything in sight...it was a very conscious effort to not eat like a maniac. It did seem to improve my workouts, though, so that helps...

Insomnia usually hits me pretty hard with steroids too. And crankiness. Next to BCPs, they're my least favorite mediation. BCPs also make me batshit crazy.

[libbygrl109]

Hot flashes and insomnia were big for me. I was also very jittery and anxious. It seemed like any little problem was magnified by 1000.

[patches31709]

Steroids seem to make the women in my family (including me) go insane. We become super mean. And hungry. But mostly mean.

[finallykrisb]

BCP's also make me crazy. I need to take them for my recent cysts but I refuse. I would rather be in pain than a raving lunatic.

[breezy8407]

Not my experience, but my sister had a really bad reaction to prednisone. Her entire personality changed until they were out of her system. She was in high school at the time and couldn't study, take tests or retain anything she read. Couldn't sleep or eat. She was an entirely different person. Because of her reaction I won't take them myself and am leery of giving them to my own kids. DS was prescribed some for a cough last year and I never filled it since he started to get better without.

[katinthehat]

Mar 10, 2014 19:18:45 GMT -5 patches31709 said:

Steroids seem to make the women in my family (including me) go insane. We become super mean. And hungry. But mostly mean.

THIS!  Steriods make me go crazy.

[runblondie26]

I kind of like being on Prednisone. (In years when allergy season is especially bad, I'll go on it for a couple weeks).

It's like I've had entire an entire pot of coffee, minus the caffeine shakes.

[runblondie26]

I hope things are better for you soon finallykrisb. You've had a rough go lately.

[finallykrisb]

Mar 11, 2014 8:12:38 GMT -5 runblondie26 said:

I hope things are better for you soon finallykrisb. You've had a rough go lately.

Thanks!

Things seem to be looking up. My shingles are clearing up. Tori's wrist is the most insignificant fracture you can have and requires only a removable brace, no cast. My cysts are behaving for now and my finger is healing.

Maybe 35 won't be as bad as I was anticipating. Come on Thursday!

Although in an effort to relax a little I took up sewing. Now I have three projects to finish before the weekend.

[finallykrisb]

Mar 11, 2014 8:09:55 GMT -5 runblondie26 said:

It's like I've had entire an entire pot of coffee, minus the caffeine shakes.

This is exactly how I described it to DH. Except I would like to turn it off at bedtime.