Worried December 14, 2008
well, its going on day five of this hell!! I am still having the hives. They dont seem to be going away at all! I am scared to death of all the side effects of the prednisone! I have been reading a lot of horror stories on the internet about prednisone. so last night i stopped taking it. This morning my throat and tongue were swollen again. I started the prednisone this afternoon. ugh….. I am so worried that i will get side effects and that the hives wont go away. I guess some cases of hives can last for weeks, or months and in some cases years!! I know i might be reading too much into it, but when its happening to you, you just cant help to try to find out as much about it as you can. I just want this to all be over with! I dont understand why this happened to me now. I have been exercising and eating healthy. Im probably the healthiest I have been in ten years and now my body decides to fight me! WHY???? its just not fair! I know im being a whine ass. sorry. Ive still been doing good with my eating. Im trying to eat because i dont have much of an appetite. I just hope my appetite doesn’t go wild with this prednisone! I need to work out!! I think i might try tomorrow hives or not. I am not going to let this stop me from my goals.
B-honey nut cheerios with light soy milk
S- green tea
L- salad with tuna, hard boiled egg, asparagus, olives and home made dressing
D- lean cuisine flat bread sandwhich
awww I hope it goes away and you feel better soon
You can’t just quit predinsone, it’s dangerous for the body - you need to taper it down under a doctor’s supervision!!!
Don’t worry about the predisone, right now worry about getting the hives under control. When do you see a specialist or have another doctors visit for follow up? Did they tell you to go on a resticted diet to try to calm things down? Are you taking any drugs or vitamins? I have a friend who had a really bad reaction to Tylenol, but she never mentioned she was taking it to her doctors, and kept re-taking it without realizing. Took months to get to the bottom of.
HOpe you feel better soon
I get hives too. If it is constant it’s called chronic urticaria. Take a benadryl or two at night. It helps tremendously. Hives are a sign your immune system is out of wack. I have autoimmune disorders and take prednisone too. Just take a small dose and you will be fine.