Hello all. I'm new here. Been having a rough go of it of late. Looking for support, help, reassurance and advice. Was given prednisone, 60mg/day. Only took for 3+ days. Ended up in hospital, combo with Augmentin = inflammed guts (Pain) + severe anxiety, palpitations, etc...all the classic side effects, but really severe. That was 3 months ago. Now, I'm still having the anxiety (though it's a little less intense), on top of that I'm now seriously depressed (pretty much every symptom short of the 's' word). I'm dealing with a ton of stress, too (new house, new job, two grandfathers dying in 14mos, the list goes on).
Has anyone had experience with something like this? Did the prednisone cause me to get this way? Does thereapy really help? Can the steriod still be messing with me? Are meds a good idea (Dr. prescribed, but I'm pretty scared now)? Will I ever be normal again? Or shall I expect to deal with this the rest of my (hopefully short) life? Thanks all.
