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nursing responsibilities when administering prednisone? aside from observing the 10 rights of drug administration

casdave2001 replied: "do your own homework."

Is Prednisone safe while breastfeeding 20 mg dose? I have a respiratory infection and was prescribed 20 mg of prednisone twice a day for seven days. I am afraid my little one will not nurse if I do not nurse for seven whole days. What do I do?

AJ replied: "Prednisone is very toxic. It is a powerful steroid. You should ask your doctor this question as he/she is best suited to answer this and not some yokle here on Yahoo Answers. Any other answer than ask your doctor is not a wise one."

have any of you momma's breastfed while taking prednisone?? (steroid) PLS READ!! I am nursing my 6 month old daughter and I have an ear infection...I have a history of getting Beal's Paulsy (parilization of the whole side of my face that I have the ear infection on for months at a time!!) from the 7th cranial nerve in my neck being pinched when I get ear infections...Here's the deal...I went to the ER and the dr there said he would recomend me to give my daughter formula while I am taking the steroids they prescribed me. I asked if that was totally necesary because she has been totally formula free for about 3 months now (she had weight gain issues for a while) he said to ask her pediatrician, well they said to ask the pharmacist when I got the script filled...he said it might rile her up just a tad but that it should be fine for me to take it and continue nursing her...While I really don't want to give her formula I will if I have to...have any of you momma's taken prednisone (steroid) while nursing?? please give some input if you have any!!! Thanks In Advance!! Jennifer

Jillian replied: "http://www.kellymom.com/health/meds/aap-approved-meds.html#Steroids this says it's fine:) the below pster probably knows nothing about breastfeeding. most meds are fine while breastfeeding and there aer few that are not. only about 2% gets into your milk."

Laure A replied: "I am not a Dr. and I am sure everyone will have their own opinions right or wrong and they are entitled to them. I took a dose of prednisone while I was nursing my daughter. My pediatrician said it was safe as long as it was not long term. My daughter is now 16 and has had no ill affects. It did however seem like she wanted to nurse more while I was medicated."

tvlscat@flash.net replied: "Jennifer, Don't do it! Give the baby formula for the duration of your meds- any meds/ all meds.Use your breast pump & dump the milk out.That way, once you are off the Pred, then you can resume breastfeeding. I know that you want to breastfeed your baby, but everything that you consume goes into your milk.Pred is a steroid & steroids are synthetic hormones.No, no, no!"

desert mama replied: "Dr. Hale, who is probably the world's leading expert on breastfeeding and medication use, discusses the use of prednisone in length on his breastfeeding forum. Here is a link... I would trust what he had to say MUCH MUCH more than I would trust the ER doctor. He is considered pretty much "the guy" when it comes to breastfeeding pharmacology. And if you read through the questions and answers, you will see that he states that prednisone is only POSSIBLY an issue if taken in higher doses over a long period of time. It passes into breast milk pretty poorly, and even in higher doses, seems to have no clinical effect on a baby. Good luck. Hope you feel better."

mystic_eye_cda replied: "Obviously, as you are aware but a certain other answerer seems not to be, formula itself is not without serious life long risks to baby. Also many nursing relationships are ended by so-called temporary interruptions. Stopping breastfeeding early also puts mom at increased life long risk of many cancers. Prednisone is safe while nursing, obviously nothing is risk free but this is low risk. ?./temp/~mpuaKY:1 Summary of Use during Lactation: Limited information indicates that maternal doses of prednisone up to 20 mg produce low levels in milk and would not be expected to cause any adverse effects in breastfed infants. With high maternal doses, the use of prednisolone instead of prednisone and avoiding breastfeeding for 3 to 4 hours after a dose should decrease the dose received by the infant. However, these maneuvers are probably not necessary in most cases. [...] Effects in Breastfed Infants: None reported with prednisone or any other corticosteroid. In a prospective follow-up study, six nursing mothers reported taking prednisone (dosage unspecified) with no adverse infant effects.[4] There are several reports of mothers breastfeeding during long-term use of corticosteroids with no adverse infant effects: prednisone 10 mg daily (2 infants)[5][6] and prednisolone 5 to 7.5 mg daily (14 infants).[7] Prednisone Deltasone, Meticorten, Orasone Approved C L2 One of the best sources of drug safety information during pregnancy and lactation, which will take into account dosage, babies age, weight, and can suggest safer meds if available: Motherisk: (416) 813-6780 Mon-Fri 9-5 EST"

cheerio monster replied: "It looks like its safe from the answers above, but I also wanted to add that my infant was prescribed prednisone when she was about 4 months or so, and if it was safe for her to take straight, I can't imagine how it would be harmful for a baby to receive trace amounts through breast milk."

Prednisone and Blood Sugar Count? My mom is on prednisone for an illness. Yesterday, she was really swollen in the face. Dad took her blood sugar because she was dizzy and not feeling good. It was over 400+ and she is not even diabetic! The nurse told him that prednisone will raise your blood sugar. Is this true and what is a safe dosage of prednisone to take?

jalee2207 replied: "the amount it will raise your blood sugar depends on the dose of the steroid, im surprised they went up that high if she isnt in the diabetic category at all, she should definately talk to the doc and get a lower dose and make sure they know her sugars went up that high."

sue replied: "Prednisone is a steroid and they always raise glucose levels. She may need some insulin injections until the prednisone usage is over. What ever dosage the doctor set, then it will be titrated down to nothing. But mean time the glucose levels is doing her no favors. Some type 2 diabetics are caused by steroid usage. The glucose levels never get back to normal. read about Prednisone here, and then look up diabetes for more info:"

Liquid PREDNISONE for adults? Elderly person in family was put on Prednisone a month ago, didn't finish treatment due to extreme stomach discomfort. I've heard from at least one nurse in emergency room that there is a liquid form, but for some reason pulmonologist who's treated her in last two hospitalizations has not even mentioned it, even after detailed explanation of stomach troubles.

the nurse replied: "It is very true that prednisone causes stomach discomfort, and sometimes it is absoutely horrible. Ive had it happen before. It occurs on longer, high amount doses. I used to take prevacid to help with the pain and i never noticed it again. Liquid form wouldnt help reduce the stomach pain"

Are you or someone you know taking prednisone? If so, you should know this...... About 2% of people taking Prednisone go into a Steroid Induced Psychosis. Most of these people have no history of mental illness whatsoever. It happened to me while I was in the hospital in 1991. The scary thing is that many doctors and most nurses don't even know about it. Thankfully, once you stop taking it, you come back to normal. But it is a terrible thing to go through. How did I find out?.....the hard way...I started going nuts. And my brother suggested I start refusing meds, and THATS how I found out.

countboobette replied: "no"

Michelle R replied: "is that why you are purple?"

charmel5496 replied: "never took it but as a nurse have taken care of people on it and i think the majority of med folks know that the psychois can be a side effect of it"

TLH replied: "my dog is on prednisone right now."

THE NRV replied: "what do ya mean doctors dont know, how did you find out"

Jen replied: "No I don't know anyone that is taking it. I hadn't even heard of it before until you asked this question here on Yahoo Answers."

Calisto♥Soul replied: "thank you for the info"

mr.JAW58 replied: "all my friends are to smart to take prednisone"

chuck n replied: "nope"

JustLynn replied: "Nope, that can be induced many other ways too..."

J W replied: "I had to quit my job behind Prednisone, but it did help my skin and asthma."

jodi replied: "i did take that for the longest time for my condition"

Tek replied: "i had an Rx of it last week but it didn't phase me a bit"

FunkyFowlFarmer replied: "my father in law was on it for years, having gone thru cancer - he has recently found out that he has spurs growing on 26% of his bones, his cartilage in his joints have calcified, and movement is very painful- the specialists and the orthapaedic surgeon attribute all this to the Prednisone."

Loli M replied: "Wow, too bad. I've been on prednisone lots of times and luckily I've never had that happen. I'm a little nutty as it is though....perhaps I just wouldn't notice. :-)"

crazi8red replied: "i think my dad takes that and back when he started taking it he did kindof go goofy but i didnt pay it much attention,i guess i should have"

Long term use of Prednisone and it's effects? so I've been basically on and off prednisone for about 17 years. thats about my entire life. I was severely premature when I was born and had alot of problems. I do have severe asthma and severe allergies including some medicine but mostly seasonal stuff. I'm on needles monthly for my allergies and have been for like 6 years? about that anyways.. thats besides the point, I know the short term effects of prednisone which are weight gain, fatique, etc etc. but what are the long term effects? my cousins telling me to get off of it because it has a good chance of damaging my liver since i've been on it for awhile. the scary part of that, is that he is actually dying of a failing liver and also other problems. he was in paletive care but now is being sent to a nursing home [theres no more room in paletive care, its over booked] basically to die, doctors cant do anything and this is the 4th time he's been given a timeline to live. i just dont want that to happen to me, im freaked out. no doctor, none of my specialists have ever talked to me about the long term effects. they know ive been suffering with the minor effects but everyone does. like ive said ive been on and off this drug for 17 years. sometimes it was through an IV but usually through pills. when i was little it was liquid stuff that i would take orally but once i got older they gave me pills. which both tasted absolutely horrible and i wouldnt eat for hours. what are they? how severe are they? thanks! hollyy

steve h replied: "this drug has a lot of short and long term effects, way to many to list. i hope this helps ya goodlucksies!"

I am nursing my 15 month old and I have Lupus. I am having a flare and they want me take some medications.? It is very hard for me to function right now with my Lupus. I am in need of taking something for the pain. My doctor is telling me in order to get this flare under control I need to stop nursing because there is nothing that is safe while breatsfeeding. I was in so much pain the other morning that I took some old prednisone that I had in the house. I can barely pick the baby up and also I work full time. I am only nursing about 3 times a day and not for very long because he is on table food. Can anyone suggest what I should do??

mg replied: "You need to put yourself first and take care of yourself. How is your child going to be taken care of if you can't do it because you are too ill? The child is old enough now that he doesn't need to be breastfed. Especially when he's on table food now. Breastfeeding is yes good for the babies health, but he's not an infant anymore, so he should be fine without breastmilk anymore. You really need to consider taking whatever medication is going to help with the flareups. I think you know what you should do though."

What does it mean when Prednisone makes you feel better? I've been suffering from debilitating abdominal pain, chronic IBS, and severe fatigue, which have been worsening over the past several years. About two weeks ago I began feeling pins and needles (paresthesia) in my right arm, plus some accompanying pain and numbness. A couple of months ago, I saw the doc for back pain so severe I could hardly move (it resolved itself after a couple of weeks, although sometimes I feel it a bit). Well, this time the doc prescribed a course of Prednisone for the pinched nerve in my shoulder/arm. I've been taking it for two days, and for the first time in I-don't-know-how-long I slept well and awoke at a reasonable hour feeling refreshed. My pain and fatigue are not completely gone (neither is the strange arm feeling), but the improvement is so significant that it puzzles me. First of all, why hasn't my GI doc put me on the miracle drug for my IBS? It's way better than Imodium or Percocet! Secondly, why is it making all my problems (even my mild joint pain and awful fatigue) so much better? Even the "head fogginess" I've had lately and the moodiness seem to be a little better. I don't ever want to stop taking it!! My doc says I can't stay on this forever. The nurse says this is a normal reaction to Prednisone. Huh??? Actually, the problem is in the left arm, not that that matters. Oh...another thing...I had been getting pretty thin from loss of appetite (my GI doc had told me to drink Ensure), but now I can eat again, and I'm already filling out! I'm 41, but I've felt about twice that age lately.

Maria replied: "Could you cut this question in 1/2. Maybe you will get some responses but this is just way to long to read."

happee1 replied: "1st...not to long to read...it is informative... the prednisone is an inflammatory that reduces the inflammation in the muscles that is why you are feeling better and why your arm isn't tingling as much. you must have an inflammation and it is putting pressure on the nerves which in turn causes the tingling as it constricts it. 2nd you can't take this forever it is an artificial stimulant that shuts your adrenal gland down ..you need your adrenal glands for proper body function. you can not produce as high a steroid output naturally so that is why prednisone helps. 3rd...there is no miracle cure for IBS...if Imodium isn't working try taking metamucil POWDER not a pill or wafer form and drink this 2 times a day. this will add bulk to your intestine and absorb the excess water you are producing.."

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