Talk:Prednisone

message: Is this drug used to prevent rejection following cadaveric heart valve transplants?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.169.242.226 (talk) 14:25, 7 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Used after heart valve transplants?

message: Personally, I read a wack of things from linguistics to anatomy. I don't just read the nice happy-bunny stuff, but I enjoy controversial things too that would make most people wince. Guess I'm weird. One funny internet myth that I detect from my google searches is a dangerous confusion between corticosteroids and anabolic steroids. 
While they are both types of "steroids", the name only refers to their chemical similarity, not their similarity vis-a-vis their functionality within the human body. There are many comical posts available online from people who unfortunately mistake these two very different chemicals. They honestly are mistaken in thinking that they are going to look like Arnold Schwarzennagger if they take prednisone. Yikes!
So I'm just thinking that since Wikipedia is meant to be NPOV in its information, it would be a positive move to add a section about popular myths and misconceptions like this one. (And I know, some may object to anyone taking steroids for bodybuilding because of many countries illegalizing its use for recreational purposes but again Wikipedia isn't about hasty puritanical judgement. It's just here to display facts to promote knowledge and education.) Dunno. Thoughts? --Glengordon01 04:34, 18 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: There are generally misconceptions as to what the word "steroid" means. Plants produce steroids. Also, your talk page, and the   "Arnold schwarzennagger" made me giggle. James.Spudeman 21:57, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Corticosteroid misconceptions 

message: Could topical corticosteroids cause adrenal suppresion? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Happathyapathy (talk • contribs) 03:39, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Topical corticosteroids 

message: The article notes that prednisone can cause increased sex drive, which appears to be the opposite of what I find in a google search: prednisone reduces sex drive.  I will edit accordingly. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Ppe42 (talk • contribs) 02:05, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Increased sex drive 

message: For each side effect listed, major and minor, two parameters are of interest: (a) the fraction of patients who would experience this side effect, and (b) the severity of this side effect on quality of life. A debilitating side effect that affects only a few could be as undesirable as a benign side effect that affects a majority. I wish someone could provide such additional information.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by LoopTel (talk • contribs) 22:12, 10 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Side Effects List 

message: I'm a layman who requested a citation for a recently added statement in section Dependency, "For those on chronic therapy, alternate-day dosing may preserve adrenal function, thereby reducing side effects", simply because I have not heard of this approach before.  The citation offered was "(see "Dosing Considerations")."  I'm still somewhat uncomfortable after reading the citation, so I'm asking for a professional opinion:  Does the citation support the statement?  No disrespect intended to the original submitter, but I get antsy about broad statements that might induce someone to change their drug regimen, even if this is only Wikipedia.  --CliffC 23:58, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Please see the disclaimer: you should not be using WikiPedia for medical information, you MUST see a doctor! --Vlad|-> 22:01, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Stay calm, I'm not counting on Wikipedia for accuracy in anything.  As I say above, "No disrespect intended to the original submitter, but I get antsy about broad statements that might induce someone to change their drug regimen, even if this is only Wikipedia."  It bothers me when I see postings where the poster repeats what he saw at some poorly-written source then can't come up with a decent citation, or worse yet, is just offering information based on personal belief.  Thanks for responding.  --CliffC 00:42, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm calm, but you're right about a point: this is WikiPedia, the free encyclopedia that ANYONE (including you! :D) can edit. So of course I guess that if you think something is wrong, the best thing to do is to fix it! All the best! --Vlad|-> 20:36, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Is there a doctor in the house? 

message: There may be a problem. My father, who died of Hodgkins Disease in 1962, was taking Prednisone (and later the generic hydrocortisone) for several years... and complaining bitterly about the high price of the former.
Dick Kimball 06:18, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  History 

message: Perhaps someone can answer this question! I take pred for my cluster headaches! I have been on several tapers, the last one in June of this year! If I go below 10 mg. my headaches come back! If I stay at 10 mg. I have few or none! My question is, if I stay on 10Mg. is that dose enough to still effect the other bad things that come in higher doses?InsertformulahereThanks, EOD
: Again, see my previous answer to a similar question: WikiPedia CAN NOT replace a real doctor! So only a doctor can give you an accurate answer to your question! --Vlad|-> 22:04, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree with the above, you need to see a doctor.  All I can tell you is my own experience - I have just re-started prednisone for a recurring erythema nodosum, and in my previous attempts to wean off the drug, if I ever went down below 5 or 10 mg/day, my condition sometimes would have a rebound flare-up.  Even at 5 mg/day, there can be long-lasting side-effects, such as osteoporosis, and lingering Cushing's Sydrome.  Talk to a doctor or a pharmacist.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shanninsky (talk • contribs) 11:48, 25 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: new question

message: This article mainly uses P/prednisone at the beginnings of sentences.  It's hard to tell whether it is a proper name or not ... I'll use a non-wiki source to figure it out. Boris B (talk) 23:11, 22 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Good point. Prednisone isn't a proper name. I'll try to reword a sentence to illustrate this fact. WDavis1911 (talk) 20:16, 24 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Capitalization 

message: Hate to nitpick, but this sentence:
"Prednisone was invented in the early 1950s when Arthur Nobile at Schering, strep throat demonstrated that the side-effects of cortisone, such as water retention, high blood pressure and muscle weakness, could be removed by oxidisation of the drug through exposure to microbes."
...just doesn't parse. Some words are needed between "Schering" and "strep throat," otherwise it
makes no sense. Thanks.
--User:Myles Callum  —Preceding unsigned comment added by MylesCallum (talk • contribs) 06:22, 26 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: You're not being picky - you just found an  random nonsense edit from a few weeks ago. Fixed now. -- MarcoTolo (talk) 20:22, 26 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  History, again 

message: Can anyone confirm that Prednisone can increase Ceruloplasmin levels?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tradingbr (talk • contribs) 17:49, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ceruloplasmin 

message: My eye doctor uses Prednisone for my PIC. I thought it was just to help with my Avastin injections in my eye, but according to this article it looks like he is trying to prevent the primary problem of the PIC-- which is my white blood cells destroying my retinas.  Does anyone have any actual documented information about this? Thank you.
KatTrombone (talk) 16:22, 11 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Prednisone for the eyes 

message: Prednisone taken for long periods &/or high doses has very serious side effects not emphasized in the general article.
My husband has both legs amputated above the knee [infected again], blind, impotent & internal damage such as an enlarged heart.  The worse result was the masking of diabetes until it was too late.
prednisone diabetes coricosteroids cvro--Buddyboy999 (talk) 16:30, 13 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  prednisone side effects 

message: My Mother's Doctor insist that she has COPD and prescribes Prednisone to treat it, which in turn drives her blood sugar above 400. I have not seen anything that indicates Ped as a treatment for COPD. Is it used for COPD?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.203.157.54 (talk) 01:24, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  COPD 

message: I have added the expert template with hopes of getting some more eyes on this article to help clean it up and make it a better article.  I came to this article for information as a reader not an editor and found it to be of no use to me as it is, sorry.  I will also notify the wiki projects listed above that may have an interest in this article.  Thanks, --CrohnieGalTalk 12:54, 11 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  New template added 

message: Who put that the half-life of prednisone is 1 hour?  I don't think that is true, and it concerns me because 1-2 hours is the time of peak bio absorption. The half-life is 3.4 to 3.8 hours.Drugs.com, Prednisone Professional Prescribing Info This drug is active in humans for almost 36 hours: how could that be with a half-life of only 1 hour? Makes no sense to me. A physician or Ph.D biochemist care to comment? Jack B108 (talk) 21:03, 11 September 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: OK, I should have checked more carefully before the above post, as it appears that 1 h is the biological half-life of this drug. Perhaps the confusion is in that prednisone is not the active drug: its metabolite prednisolone is the important agent, and it has a longer plasma half-life. Jack B108 (talk) 21:17, 11 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Half-life of 1 hour?

message: Is there a source for this?
"The patent though was stolen by Arthur Nobile and a patent war ensued, Nobile was fired from Schering Corporation, but the patenter name was never changed to Hershel Herzog and William Charney."
Pretty much everything I've found so far indicates that Nobile was the patenter and I've found no other mention of any "patent war" or other dispute.  Could just be my failing at search engine navigation.  Scott Stillwell, 26 May 2011  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.169.55.153 (talk) 06:14, 26 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: History again

message: need to know considering stopping asap. thanks
Vee71.11.163.246 (talk) 22:21, 29 August 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Please see our medical disclaimer: do not use Wikipedia to make medical decisions or for medical advice. -- John Broughton   (♫♫) 23:32, 2 October 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  can high dose 40mg+ cause facial hair to grow on women? 

message: one time user should I be worried about side effects?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.103.52.47 (talk) 19:02, 14 October 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  first time 

message: I observe that the IUPAC name for Prednisone differs very substantially from Cortisone even though the only difference is a diene -> ene. IANAOC, and I know small changes in structure CAN lead to vastly different namings, but in this case, since the "front to back" nature of the molecule doesn't change, I am surprised by the profound difference. Can someone check this?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.109.148.145 (talk) 10:48, 2 February 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  IUPAC name wrong? 

message: Include additional  warnings :
1.Patients to carry steroid card/wear medical tag during treatment, and for up to 1year after cessation
2.Should not be stopped abruptly, due to risk of acute adrenal insufficiency (Addisonian crisis).
3.Should be weaned down/ off treatment only under medical supervision.
4.To seek medical attention/ advice in event of vomiting/ diarrhoea, due to risk of acute adrenal insufficiency from inadequate absorption of the tablets
5.Adrenal failure is sometimes permanent, necessitating adrenal steroid supplementation (cortisol) for life.
6.Untreated adrenal failure / acute insufficiency is fatal.
7.Prescribers should counsel patients regarding this matter.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.30.120.160 (talk) 08:20, 1 January 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Important side effect (potentially fatal): Adrenal insufficiency/ failure   

message: What is the residual in the body after stooping prednisons? 2600:1006:A110:A1A9:657D:EB20:C03D:9F91 (talk) 16:06, 11 November 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Prednisone 

message: Bold 2601:582:300:62A0:D6FC:6759:3513:F8F5 (talk) 06:21, 8 April 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  can it help with a sore throat?