WOW....some scary stuff with Prednisone. I know I had a break down last spring that just came from no where. I was driving home from a function and just lost it....came home and sat on the couch and just could not stop crying. I am someone who usually crys a few times a year and it is minimal....not WEEPING like I was. My DH knew enough to just let me be. I was on Levaquin and Prednisone at the time.
Lauren.....it is sometimes a tough call on the Prednisone burst. A lot of centers do not like to do it at all. Not only because of the bone issues; but, it also weakens your immune system. So you are fighting something and then you add something in the mix that makes it harder to fight. That being said.....I am not sure doctors understand how much of a relief it provides sometimes and sometimes getting that inflammation down really helps to clear things out and get better. I think it sometimes is added to the mix if you are doing a course of abx and there is not much improvement.....they may add a steroid burst.
