My daughter is 2 years old and had an allergic reaction last night, the Dr. prescribed prednisone. I have heard stories about bad side effects to prednisone. Any feedback would be great!
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*Prednisone side effects:\n \nPrednisone may cause euphoria, insomnia, mood changes, personality changes, psychotic behavior, or severe depression.  It may worsen any existing emotional instability.\n\nAt a high dose, Prednisone may cause fluid retention and high blood pressure.  If this happens, you may need a low-salt diet and a potassium supplement.\n\nWith prolonged Prednisone treatment, eye problems may develop (e.g. a viral or fungal eye infection, cataracts, or glaucoma).\n\nIf you take Prednisone over the long term, the buildup of adrenal hormones in your body may cause a condition called Cushing's syndrome, marked by weight gain, a "moon-faced" appearance, thin, fragile skin, muscle weakness, brittle bones, and purplish stripe marks on the skin.  Women are more vulnerable to this problem than men.  Alternate-day therapy may help prevent its development.\n\n*Other potential side effects from Prednisone include:\n\nBone fractures, bruising, bulging eyes, congestive heart failure, convulsions, distended abdomen, face redness, glaucoma, headache, hives and other allergic-type reactions, increased pressure inside eyes or skull, inflamed esophagus or pancreas, irregular menstrual periods, muscle weakness or disease, osteoporosis, peptic ulcer, poor healing of wounds, stunted growth (in children), sweating, thin, fragile skin, vertigo
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Get a 2nd opinion. Allegra D was the ONLY stuff that would help me. I have also been taking at least 1000 mg of B-12 to up my immune system and that has really helped.\nYour allergies are a natural reaction to a downed immune system. Allegra D can semi mask that but the side effects are a sore back and possible frequent trips to the bathroom\nYou sound like you are seasonal so at least a month before that season hits start taking AD again and you should be good to go. Allergies can be very very tough.
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Glucocorticoids vs. Corticosteroids\n\nBudesonide in comparison other corticosteroids has little influence on the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis which also limit the need of tapering before discontinuation.\n\nBudesonide are glucocorticoids are a class of steroid hormones characterised by an ability to bind with the cortisol receptor and trigger similar effects. Glucocorticoids are distinguished from mineralocorticoids and sex steroids by the specific receptors, target cells, and effects. Technically, the term corticosteroid refers to both glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids, but is often used as a synonym for glucocorticoid.\n\nTriamcinolone Acetonide are Corticosteroids are hormones produced naturally by the adrenal glands which have many important functions on every organ system. Corticosteroids affect the strength of heart muscle and its response to natural chemicals affecting heart rate. They affect the water and salt balance in the body and also enable the body to cope with stress. Stress includes changes in temperature, pain, fear, anxiety and illness and can be hazardous if the body is not equiped to cope, due to low levels of corticosteroids. Corticosteroids allow us to respond to stress by increasing the rate and force of the heartbeat, increasing blood supply to essential tissues (muscle, heart, brain), increasing the body's supply of energy by raising blood sugar and by several other effects on body systems. Triamcinolone acetonide is a synthetic corticosteroid and is given by injection in many situations where a lasting corticosteroid effect is required. This includes replacement therapy in people whose adrenal glands are not producing enough natural steroids (adrenal insufficiency) and decreasing inflammation in certain disease states. Corticosteroids decrease inflammation by acting within cells to prevent the release of certain chemicals that are important in the immune system. These chemicals are normally involved in producing immune and allergic responses, resulting in inflammation. By decreasing the release of these chemicals in a particular area, inflammation is reduced. This can help control a wide number of disease states, characterised by excessive inflammation. They include severe allergic reactions, inflammation of the lungs in asthma and inflammation of the joints in arthritis. The injection can be given as a single dose to people who suffer from hayfever and don't respond to conventional therapy. This can relieve symptoms over the entire hayfever period. Triamcinolone may also be given by injection directly into a joint to relieve inflammation and pain and increase mobility of the affected joint, in conditions such as arthritis. Triamcinolone also decreases the numbers of white blood cells circulating in the blood. This is useful for the treatment of certain types of leukaemia, where there is an abnormally large production of certain white blood cells. It is also used to treat some diseases which are caused by the immune system attacking the body's own tissues (auto immune diseases). Triamcinolone is used in much higher doses than the levels of corticosteroids produced naturally by the body, and as such, the usual actions of corticosteroids become exaggerated and can be observed as side effects of this medicine. are hormones produced naturally by the adrenal glands which have many important functions on every organ system. Corticosteroids affect the strength of heart muscle and its response to natural chemicals affecting heart rate. They affect the water and salt balance in the body and also enable the body to cope with stress. Stress includes changes in temperature, pain, fear, anxiety and illness and can be hazardous if the body is not equiped to cope, due to low levels of corticosteroids. Corticosteroids allow us to respond to stress by increasing the rate and force of the heartbeat, increasing blood supply to essential tissues (muscle, heart, brain), increasing the body's s
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I've been taking prednisone for quite a while for my rheumatoid arthritis.  It helps with the pain a lot, but after taking it for a period of time, you body may build an immunity to it.  Try taking aleve for a few weeks, then switch back to prednisone.  Aleves active ingredient is Naproxen.  It's an anti inflamatory that works well with any kind of joint or bone pain.  after that, switch back.  You won't want to increase your dose of prednisone without your doctors consent.  If I were you though, ask your doctor if there is anything else that you can take instead of prednisone.  As I said before, it works great for pain, but there are a lot of side affects that can be associated with it such as moonface, necrosis, and even diabetes.  \nP.S. Its not going to be easy to ween you off that stuff though.  You cant suddenly quit taking it.  If you do, you may experience flare ups with your pain.  Ask your doctor for information on how to get off it.
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Allergies\n\nI have a son who is allergic to everything. He was about 8 months old when I started with Melaleuca. One by one I slowly tested each product. Melaleuca is the one thing I can use on him that works wonders! We use to buy 2-3 different types of laudry detergent because of allergies in my household. Now, it's only Mela Power. Renew Bath Oil and Renew Intensive Skin Therapy are awesome for any skin problems and I swear by that!  \nI know several people who have gotten off of their allergy medicine as well as inhalers after switching to Melaleuca. The first step is to get all of the harsh chemicals/toxins out of your home. Then get on the Daily for Life Pack and saturate with the Provex (1capsule/25 lbs per day for 2 weeks) Provex is a powerful antioxidant and is a natural anti-inflammitory and anti-histamine! It works wonderfully for allergies and asthma without the side effects of prescription medications! \nthat he got infections on his legs. The allergist that I went to put him on heavy cortisone, if I knew then what I know now I wouldn't have done it. That did clear him up but then it came back. Here's the great part.... within two weeks of TOTALLY converting our home to Melaleuca products, he was a different child. Attitude, everything. I am convinced that he felt miserable and (acted miserable) because of the allergies. Hallelujah!!!! The other story is about me, I was always allergic to Easter lilies, I have been taking ProvexCV and went in to the local store, saw the lilies and thought to myself, oh great here goes, my head is going to BLOW up. It didn't. I went over and sniffed, and then took in a big sniff and no blow up, and for any doubters, no the store hadn't pulled the centers out of the lilies! Hope these stories help, any questions, contact me at \nCV and I noticed my summer allergies were not as bad as they use to be... so it helped me too...
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It depends on how long you were on prednisone, and what the dosing was. Prednisone shuts down the action of the adrenal glands, and doctors prescribe a taper to give the adrenals a chance to "wake up" again and start fuctioning. Suddenly stopping can put you in adrenal crisis - a very serious complication which can cause death. Alternate-day therapy is preferred over daily, as it helps keep the side effects to a minimum and also helps prevent adrenal failure.\n\nAlso, with some conditions, stopping prednisone can cause a rebound effect - the original symptoms come back worse than ever, and higher doses of pred will be needed to get them under control again.
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Well, let me tell you what I know about asthma.\n\nWhat causes it?  Allergies can trigger it...Many triggers include, dust, dander from animals, pollen, leaf mold, dust mites and I read that roach pooh can trigger it. (UGH)\n\nMy youngest daughter had asthma and outgrew by age 5.\n\nMy oldest daughter began experiencing symptoms when she was eleven. (shortness of breath and wheezing, especially upon exertion) She is 31 years old now and has lots of problems with it. She has been hospitalized several times in the last few years with it. She uses a puffer. Her Dr prescribed her meds for a nebulizer. For her birthday --I bought her a nebulizer.\n\nSeveral of my grandchildren had problems with wheezing when they were infants.\n\nI didn't experience problems with shortness of breath and wheezing until I quit smoking about 6 years ago. I smoked for over thirty years. I have COPD but I also have asthma. \nWith the asthma I experience shortness of breath. Even getting ready to go to work can leave me breathless, at times. When I have overexerted myself, I wheeze. I experience thses symptoms every day.\n\nPeople who bath in perfume or aftershave really tear my lungs up. I get wheezy after a few minutes of inhaling the mess.\n\nWhen the wind blows, dust and allergens send my lungs into a tail spin. Sometimes extremes in temperature affect me too.\n\nI am on  Zyrtec (for allergies), Spiriva (a steroid dry powder inhaler), Advair (another dry powder steroid inhaler), Prednisone (a steroid) and I also have a nebulizer to use when I am having a really rough time.\n\nSometimes emotions and stress can affect Asthma.\n\nThey use to say that asthma wasn't that serious but now they know different. A person can die with a serious attack. \n\nIf you suspect that you, or any person in your family has asthma, Go to a Dr. Only your GP or a pulmonologist can gauge the seriousness of your condition and prescribe medications to alleviate your symptoms and make life a bit easier for you.\n\nTake Care,\n~Linda~
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She digested something she is allergic to. To be on the safe side, bring her to see the family doctor or to a near by walk in clinic, to check it out, if it reoccurs.\nGod bless us all...
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You didn't say how old she is.  Children can get viral syndromes which cause a red rash.  Roseola is one they get, in which they may have a fever and be a little ill, then often the fever drops, and they break out in a red rash.  It is contagious to them, but relatively harmless, nothing special to do for it.  Of course measles causes a red rash.  They will be sick for a few days before they break out.  We don't see it much, with the vaccine being given to most.  They will get pretty sick with measles.  You just keep their skin clean so they don't get secondary infection, and give them a liquid diet, something they can hold down.  If they get worse, they need to see a doctor, as they could have secondary pneumonia, or even measles encephalitis, which is a rare complication.  I suppose you might know what hives looks like.  Hives is big splotches of elevated reddish "wheals", that usually itch.  It is usually an allergic reaction to something, and we usually can't tell what.  We just treat it with benadryl and steroids and it gets better.  These are the most common things.  Of course you can get a rash with an allergic reaction to something, such as to an antibiotic.  There are more rare types of skin outbreak, like Stevens-Johnson syndrome.  If the skin starts breaking down and looking really "angry", it could be that.  They usually get that as an allergic reaction to some drug, and it requires high dose steroids to combat.  Hope this helps.  It probably is just a mild virus like Roseola, and will go away on its own. If it is bad or gets worse, have her seen in ER.
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My 11 year old was like this earlier this year. We couldn't figure out what was wrong with her...It got really bad and she wouldn't eat for days because of the pain. The doctor put her on medicine but that made it worse... so this is what we did... We changed her diet, reduced her stress, had her talk to a counselor, and then went back for another thorough exam. For children there could be many things wrong... from cysts, infection, blockages, even allergies. I hope they find something to help your daughter! for our daughter we cut back on milk (she only gets a small amount now and we suplement her calcium), reduced sugar, went whole wheat, more vegies, and juice, and no soda pop, reduced junk food, and easy to cook meals (yes more work for mom and dad but worth it!) and also sent lunches with her to school to have more control over what she ate there too. Then I give her back massages, which seem to help relax her stomach muscles and then she drinks green tea with mom ( we made a ritual of herbal and tea time with her and I)... again.. hope your daughter feels better!
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i have been on them as well as 2 of my children for 2 years.  And my younger daughter is also asthmatic so it has helped us greatly!! The cost for us was negotiated by the physician because i use to work in his office.  I would however recommend it because it has helped greatly with my children.  So I would tell you that they do help but it takes 2-4 weeks to see an improvement and you should also follow the allergist recommendations for other changes in your home environment
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It could be anything from a buildup of something in her system and a reaction to that to an allergy on the outside of her skin from something outside.  It's best when dealing with children and painful eruptions to just take them to the emergency room and get a professionals advice.
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Steroid medication inhibits your immune system, therefore making you more susceptable to any type of infection. This is probably why they list Staph infection as a side effect in steroid athsma medications.\n\nHowever Singulair is notnsteroidal. It is a leukotriene inhibitor. So no it is not listed.\n\nWhat are the possible side effects of montelukast? \n\n If you experience any of the following serious side effects, stop taking montelukast and seek emergency medical attention or notify your doctor immediately: \n\nan allergic reaction (difficulty breathing; closing of the throat; swelling of the lips, tongue, or face; or hives); \nnumbness, tingling, or pain; \na rash or unexplained open sores or bruising; \na flu-like illness; \nsevere inflammation (pain and swelling) of the sinuses; or \nworsening respiratory symptoms. \nOther, less serious side effects may be more likely to occur. Continue to take montelukast and talk to your doctor if you experience\n\nupset stomach, stomach pain, or heartburn; \ndizziness or headache; \ntiredness; \nsore throat or cough, or \nnasal irritation. \nSide effects other than those listed here may also occur. Talk to your doctor about any side effect that seems unusual or that is especially bothersome
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Several members of my family can have anaphylactic reactions to certain foods and medications containing corn.  I have driven myself to the doctors with my throat swelling.  My mother has landed in the emergency room more than once. All three of my kids have the potential, but avoidance is the key.  We do carry an Epipen.
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I have sarcoidosis (which is in remission).  I was prescribed steroids but never got to take them because my inflammation began going down right before I took my first dose.
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Unfortunately, I did, but it was a combination of symptoms that led to the diagnosis of Type II diabetes for me.\n\nMy eyesight was very blurry, I was tired, thirsty, running to the bathroom, headaches...I didn't know the effects of hyperglycemia (high blood sugar) after taking Prednisone.  After complaining to my parents, they took my blood sugar.  It read 526.  Was rushed to the hospital the next morning when it read 327, and stayed that way for 4 hours afterward.\n\nMy eyesight problems scared me the most because I like to read, not to mention watching TV.  At the time I couldn't see past 10 feet; driving was a nightmare.  I didn't go blind, but I might as well have because I couldn't see too much of anything anyway.
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I don't see why not. Zyrtec is an anti-allergen and prednisonlone is a steroid, so they shouldn't have any interactions. If you notice a fever, vomiting, diarreah, or any other outward signs of intolerance, call your doctor; but for now, I don't see any problems with taking both.