{"id":2840,"date":"2026-04-16T11:20:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T11:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dr-yaser.com\/?p=2840"},"modified":"2026-04-16T11:25:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T11:25:47","slug":"%d8%a8%d8%b1%d9%8a%d8%af%d9%86%d9%8a%d8%b2%d9%88%d9%86-%d8%af%d9%88%d8%a7%d8%a1-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%83%d9%88%d8%b1%d8%aa%d9%8a%d8%b2%d9%88%d9%86","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dr-yaser.com\/?p=2840&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Prednisone (Corticosteroid Medication)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>What is prednisone?<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Prednisone is very similar to cortisol. Your adrenal glands produce cortisol in the blood. Prednisone is used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, polymyalgia rheumatica, systemic lupus erythematosus, vasculitis, and other autoimmune diseases.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>How does prednisone work?<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Prednisone works by reducing the harmful effects of diseases that affect the immune system. Prednisone also reduces inflammation (heat, redness, swelling, pain).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>What is the best way to take it?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">You should take this medication in the morning if you take it once daily.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">You should take this medication with food to prevent stomach upset.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">You should take calcium and vitamin D as recommended by your healthcare provider.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">It is very important to gradually reduce the dose and not stop taking corticosteroids abruptly to avoid significant risks.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Who should not take prednisone?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Patients who have had a severe allergic reaction to prednisone.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>What are the possible side effects of this medication?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">High blood sugar levels, which usually reverse when stopping the medication.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Risk of infection. Avoid contact with people who are sick or have colds or flu.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Abdominal pain.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Weight gain.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Mood swings.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Changes in body fat distribution.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Bone weakness with long-term use.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Muscle weakness.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Skin changes (acne, stretch marks, slow healing, hair growth).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Cataracts or glaucoma with long-term use.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">For women: vaginal yeast infection. Please notify your doctor if you experience itching or discharge.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">A rare side effect of prednisone is bone necrosis (avascular necrosis). This can occur in any bone but is common in the hip bones, resulting in groin pain.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Sleep disturbances and hyperactivity.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Do I need blood tests when taking prednisone?<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">You do not need regular blood tests when taking prednisone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>How should I store this medication?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Store the medication at room temperature.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">You must protect the capsules from moisture.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is prednisone?<br \/>\nPrednisone is very similar to cortisol. Your adrenal glands produce cortisol in the blood. Prednisone is used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, polymyalgia rheumatica, systemic lupus erythematosus, vasculitis, and other autoimmune diseases.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2839,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[72],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2840","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rheumatism-medications"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/dr-yaser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Prednisone.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dr-yaser.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2840","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dr-yaser.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dr-yaser.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dr-yaser.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dr-yaser.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2840"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dr-yaser.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2840\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2841,"href":"https:\/\/dr-yaser.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2840\/revisions\/2841"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dr-yaser.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2839"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dr-yaser.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2840"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dr-yaser.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2840"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dr-yaser.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2840"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}