Open Question: Is Prednisone a good treatment for allergies?
Hi i am an 18 year old male and have had allergies since i was about 7. Yesterday i went to a new general practitioner that one of my mom’s friends recommended. (dr. Kouji Takase)I went into the clinic and signed a few papers then he gave me a shot for the allergies, a flu shot, prescribed me lodrane 24d, and gave me a bottle of 5mg Prednisome. One of my friends who just happends to have took this drug before for allergies told me that it made him suffer severe side-effects and he wished he never took it at all. That kinda scared me so i have not taken it yet. The doctor told me to take 8 on days 1-2, 6 on days 3-4, 4 on days 5-6, and 2 on days 7-21 all after breakfast. I just want to know what are the side-effects of this drug and overall is this a good treatment for allergies?