Prednisone side effects

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

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

Quote from rnvictoriahey 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!

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

Quote from systolyWow. I just looked at the user name, RN ? really???

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

I agree with all of the above.

Quote from rnvictoriahey 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!

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

Please have your friend contact her PCP.