Prednisone side effects

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hey everybody,

i have a quick question here about prednisone. i have a friend who has hives breakouts and she said that she recently received a 60mg dose of prednisone in the er, and was sent home with a prescription for 5 days of 50mg tablet doses. she said the prednisone makes her feel jittery and makes her a heart race a bit which is unpleasant for her. she also stated after the 60mg dose, her hives are all but gone except for a little flare-up at night. she wonders if she can cut the dose in half and take maybe half in the morning and half at night? any thoughts on this? also, anybody know of anything that may be able to decrease the unpleasant side effects? thanks guys! :nurse:

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Specializes in LTC, Memory loss, PDN.

Those questions are best addressed by your friend's doctor.

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Specializes in LTC, Memory loss, PDN.

Wow. I just looked at the user name, RN ? really???

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hey everybody,

i have a quick question here about prednisone. i have a friend who has hives breakouts and she said that she recently received a 60mg dose of prednisone in the er, and was sent home with a prescription for 5 days of 50mg tablet doses. she said the prednisone makes her feel jittery and makes her a heart race a bit which is unpleasant for her. she also stated after the 60mg dose, her hives are all but gone except for a little flare-up at night. she wonders if she can cut the dose in half and take maybe half in the morning and half at night? any thoughts on this? also, anybody know of anything that may be able to decrease the unpleasant side effects? thanks guys! :nurse:

i am also surprised that an rn would not recommend that this friend call her physician. never...never...give advice. always have the person consult their physician. :twocents:

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Specializes in Women's Health.

agree with all, and those are typical side effects of prednisone.

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Specializes in Pediatric/Adolescent, Med-Surg.
Wow. I just looked at the user name, RN ? really???

That's what I was thinking. A nurse should know that Steroids can cause increased heart rate, jitterines, as well as many other symptoms. Those are pretty common side effects.

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Aside from advising them to contact their physician, consul them on the hazards of not properly tapering such a high dose. In case they decide to just stop it.

Justin Daniel Wileman, LPN

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Specializes in LTC.

I agree with all of the above.

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Specializes in Perioperative Nursing.
hey everybody,

i have a quick question here about prednisone. i have a friend who has hives breakouts and she said that she recently received a 60mg dose of prednisone in the er, and was sent home with a prescription for 5 days of 50mg tablet doses. she said the prednisone makes her feel jittery and makes her a heart race a bit which is unpleasant for her. she also stated after the 60mg dose, her hives are all but gone except for a little flare-up at night. she wonders if she can cut the dose in half and take maybe half in the morning and half at night? any thoughts on this? also, anybody know of anything that may be able to decrease the unpleasant side effects? thanks guys! :nurse:

never, ever, give medical advice!! always refer them back to their doctor. nurses do not give medical advice or medical diagnosis. please, please practise not to do this, this can lead to serious consequences. futhermore, friends will always come to you for advice because they know you're a nurse, always tell them to speak to their doctor. eventhough, you're friends there are going to be situation where they may not tell you the full story.

remember never give medical advice or medical diagnosis, this is nursing 101.

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Yep, never give medical adive!!

I see a chance to make some $$$$ What if we developed a book that had so called drug adverse effects//reactions//possible side effects in that book! We will be rich!! lol

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Specializes in Education, FP, LNC, Forensics, ED, OB.

Please have your friend contact her PCP.

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