Understanding Your Asthma Part 5: Prednisone

Asthma is a common chronic disease that affects breathing. Asthmatic patients can experience difficulty breathing sometimes due to exposure to certain triggers that cause their airways to narrow. Although there is no known cure for asthma, there are many different types of medication for controlling it. This video series will introduce you to what asthma is and the treatment methods available.
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This video was made by Dr. Mark Inman and Chan Mi Kim
Copyright McMaster University 2016
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[@shelliannemulka2610]

The local ER dept. filled me full of prednisone pills to treat my severe COPD/asthma and sent me home in a taxi with little information. I woke from a nightmarish sleep covered in blood from the face down,my nose burst every vein possible from the increased blood pressure ( 235/180).Phoned the hospital ER and was told there was NO antidote for prednisone and to "wait it out". After 3 days of "waiting it out" (no prednisone at all) my blood pressure finally went down to my normal range of 130/80.Prednisone could have easily killed me,it's a final desperate attempt to control severe asthma/COPD.Don't sing it's praises until you are fairly certain you will survive it.

[@malekaeric307]

I'm having the same issues. My heart rate and blood pressure are high. I had never taken this medication until I got it prescribed to me for breathing probs I had while in a dirty environment. Or as the Dr. Diagnosed it, 'bronchospasm'. And now that I've been on Prednisone 20 mg for two days, I can't sleep.. my heart feels like it's beating so fast Im going to have an anxiety attack or something. I was looking for a video to tell me what I could take w/this med to help me sleep but your comment pretty much sums it up. Waiting it out is all you can really do. Not a fan of this medication!

[@earlmorton6265]

@@malekaeric307 Did you pee a lot? I mean A LOT.

[@sinenhlanhlandlovu7218]

@@malekaeric307 Sorry man. I had similar attacks. Im on my 7th month off it and im making sure the environment I'm in is clean. Even moved out from working in a carpeted space.

[@RavenWolfDrum69]

I have severe asthma and allergies. I nEver took it and stopped the steroid puffer. I'm going back to natural remedies. My mom Was holistic healer I wish she were still alive .😢😢 these meds aren't meant to heal they're a bandaid. Seek natural remedies. Blessings

[@edwardbliss8931]

I always take Prednisone whenever I have a gout attack. I was prescribed 5 tablets but even after one, I'm feeling the pain go away. That's how potent this stuff is. Prednisone is my Jesus Christ and almighty savior. All praise be the God named Prednisone!

[@bernadettenicholson7336]

Be carefull what you say here. There is no God greater than our heavenly Father. 👐

[@sazzydee1553]

😮😮😮

[@flightperrita]

We did treatment for dog asthma with prednisone and almost lost her, coz this pills gave a problems to pancreas 😣 Vet didn’t suggest any puffer at the beginning…. So sorry for my dog she was suffering for almost 6 months

[@Toketol]

Prednisone causes weight gain and it's driving my mum nuts because she isn't comfortable would have used seretide instead but cant afford it

[@rananubashar7933]

I am 6 teb use per day

[@cryptojuan5897]

Prednisone saves me from Covid 19 after affects

[@LukasiTomasi-l3k]

What predlLone help?

[@Frozen_cutie]

What it looks like:apple juice What it tastes like:Old water (Liquid ver) Wrong one gotta go!

[@JM-wb3ms]

I'm sorry.but not really...trying to stay away from prednisone

[@richardfriedel2248]

To cure asthma naturally with acupressure: 1) Press lip with a finger and note how inhaling through your nose is facilitated 2) Make a habit of breathing in with lip pressure to stop asthma. A Google search for asthma pressure points shows points on lips. Asthma causes airway remodeling but this is cured in time by correct breathing. That is my experience. Medical treatment is unscientific because of the asthma paradox meaning that more drug treatment means more asthma and turning a blind eye to acupressure.

[@bananasplease666]

lmao this ain't how it works chief

[@DocMario]

Lmao if you want me die just say that

[@LokimonWasHere]

Kind of makes sense, the more asthma medication I use the worst my asthma gets in the future, might have to correct my fatness to ease my asthma.

[@ParArdua]

Prednisone ONLY for serious acute episodes, it's a very dangerous medication. Ask for Seretide instead.

[@liyahlee20]

I’m taking it for 6 days lonely.. should I stop ?

[@ParArdua]

@@liyahlee20 You should always follow your doctor's directions, but in my country, acute asthma is generally treated with 2 x 25mg prednisolone per day for up to seven days (in addition to other treatments), and then to slowly reduce it after that. Never give up prednisolone suddenly, please wean yourself off, otherwise the patient can have a Cortisone crisis, and need to go to the Emergency dept of the hospital.

[@maxmesina9762]

this is the pill that cured my upper respiratory virus thanks preadnisone!

[@maxmesina9762]

@Andrew Bouvier ask your doctor I don’t know I’m only a 5th grader

[@cjbartoz]

K.P. Buteyko once said that: To test the validity of the scientific discovery made by us almost 30 years ago, it takes 30 seconds of time: offer an asthmatic hyperventilation - he will have a suffocation attack, offer to reduce breathing - will relieve the attack. The cause of the asthma attack is hyperventilation of the lungs, no one said this before our scientific research. And so I have been asking scientists for 30 years to spend 30 seconds to check this (1986).