Prednisone..doesn't let you sleep

Well am doing great on this med..pain is at an all time low, am also
able to unclench my left hand for the first time in 2 years.. House is
clean and moral is high..but I think I need more than 3 hrs a night of
sleep. Wow my family keeps teasing me they'r going to take my pills
away from me....thank to you all who strongly supported taking
this med
I turned 50 yesterday and I feel better than I did at 45..

On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 19:04:46 -0500, carlchun20@gmail.com wrote
(in message <1171584286.571092.66310@q2g2000cwa.googlegroups.c om>):

> Well am doing great on this med..pain is at an all time low, am also
> able to unclench my left hand for the first time in 2 years.. House is
> clean and moral is high..but I think I need more than 3 hrs a night of
> sleep. Wow my family keeps teasing me they'r going to take my pills
> away from me....thank to you all who strongly supported taking
> this med
> I turned 50 yesterday and I feel better than I did at 45..
>

that's why its the drug we love to hate, or hate to love, or something like
that! One person from ASA who is otherwise occupied at the moment was on
very high doses of pred before an eye procedure once upon a time. She was up
all night searching online for the perfect name for thenew kitten they were
getting. We had all these posts about names she was considering. It was
hysterical!

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carlchun20@gmail.com wrote:
> Well am doing great on this med..pain is at an all time low, am also
> able to unclench my left hand for the first time in 2 years.. House is
> clean and moral is high..but I think I need more than 3 hrs a night of
> sleep. Wow my family keeps teasing me they'r going to take my pills
> away from me....thank to you all who strongly supported taking
> this med
> I turned 50 yesterday and I feel better than I did at 45..
>

Yes, insomnia is common with predisone. So is massive weight gain, the
kind people with arthritis REALLY do not need! Prednisone, at least at
higher doses, can also cause a type of diabetes (reversible) but
requiring insulin while it's happening. In some people it can even cause
the symptoms of a manic episode, and this is much more common in people
who have bipolar disorder but is not limited to that group. Some people
might even group insomnia in with this symptom package. Long term, there
are other unpleasant symptoms as well, such as bone loss leading to
osteopenia/osteoporosis.

You may need to consult your doctor about the sleep problems, as these
can have other unpleasant issues such as loss of focus while driving...
(even though you /feel/ fine).

That said, if it's all you've got, well then your best bet is to find
out the minimum dose you need, find ways to manage the side effects, and
stick with it until something better comes along.

Regards,

Ari

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