Puppp and prednisone

Re: Puppp and prednisone

• happylady07 member

  June 2014 edited June 2014

  I had PUPPS my last pregnancy, I am so, so sorry you are dealing with this! My doctor never offered prednisone for it though, and since I have taken it in the past a couple times for my asthma, I don't know that I would have felt comfortable taking it had they offered it.
  
  That being said, when taking it for my asthma, it helped almost immediately. I had to take it on 2 separate occasions and only for a few days to open up my airways when they were really bad. The reason I'm so wary of it, is weaning off the pred was HELL for me. I felt like an insane person, literally felt like I was losing my mind. Emotional, paranoid, aggressive, just weird. The second time it was prescribed to me I actually started crying immediately in the doctor's office because I didn't want to have to go through that again.
  
  However, I am not a doctor, nor a pharmacist, personally I have no idea how safe it is during pregnancy, I could have been on a much higher dose than you are, etc, I'm just sharing my experience with PUPPs and prednisone, albeit they are totally separate experiences. I sincerely hope you find some relief! Every time my lower belly gets itchy from my stretching belly I find myself checking for the rash in the mirror, hoping I'm not getting PUPPs again this time
  
  The main thing that helped me was avoiding getting too hot (so cold showers, ugh!) and ice packs. But I only had my belly affected until delivery, then I had a bad flare up on my legs and arms as well after I gave birth. It ultimately cleared up a couple weeks after DS was born. No fun. Again, I'm SO sorry you're dealing with this, and hope you find something that helps!
  
  eTA- spelling is hard.

  

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• harleykay member

  June 2014

  I started monday at two 20mg pills a day for 7 days and then it goes to 1 20mg pill a day for another 7 days.
  

   

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• Lizoc25 member

  June 2014

  I'm also dealing with PUPPs. I am currently awake when I should be sleeping because the itching is so bad. My doc told me Benadryl and lotion, but nothing works. I'm so frustrated and only 33 weeks 6 days.

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• caballablanca member

  June 2014

  I took prednisone for poison ivy once.  All I remember is it took a couple days to start to see a difference.  I also took a much higher dosage because I wasn't pregnant at the time.  It could be since it is a lower dose, it may take it a little bit longer to work.  I would be careful, because one of the side effects is hunger.  They weren't kidding!

  
  
  

  

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