Not a Pleasant topic...bleah

[Lunachick]

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Oh my gosh, that's it! but the pred makes him fat anyway....you can't win, but I did have a giggle at your reply! Thanks, I think! Can a man be a witch? Oh yes he can!

 

[Germaine_11.20]

Some people become addicted to pain medication. Pregnasone is a personality altering drug.
My husband and I had our first really big (huge) fight when he was on that. Totaly unreasonable.
He did realize what was going on the next day and took himself off of it.
My sister took herself off of it because she said she would end up in jail for hurting someone and she was serious.
There are other alternatives for pain and he needs to see as many different doctors as it takes to get something that will work and that you can both live with.
Good luck and my thoughts are with you. I can tell you are hurting. I am sorry. And don't feel bad tomorrow. No one will remember this post in a few days.

 

[Lunachick]

Thank you rusty, I'm going to bed now. Tomorrow, I'll see if I can bring the subject up to discuss. Thank you everyone for your feedback, it's much needed and greatly appreciated

 

[Eggs4Sale]

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My DH is like this and he's not on Prednisone. 6 p.m., he starts winding down. 7 p.m., that's it, he's done. If I say the wrong thing or ask for help, he snaps at me or acts generally like a spoiled baby. He wakes up, like you said, between 3 and 4 for work, and I usually get an apologetic call during lunchtime. I've learned to read him. If he's tired, keep my big mouth shut. Timing is everything.
Now, he was on a med once that made him an a##hole sunup to sundown. Not for arthritis, though.
Prednisone is a biggie. We have it for major asthma attacks. It tasted horrid. If he's willing to stomach that retched taste, the pain must be bad. Or the remembrance of it.

I do hope you will have a talk with him. If you're a good woman, he'll want to swim through shark-infested waters for you. It may kill him to know he's been hurting you. Or at least he'll give you the advice of "Leave me be when I'm tired."

 

[CityGirlintheCountry]

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Oh my gosh, that's it! but the pred makes him fat anyway....you can't win, but I did have a giggle at your reply! Thanks, I think! Can a man be a witch? Oh yes he can!

Yeah, that was the beginning of the end of my cute, skinny days. I gained 70 pounds that NEVER WENT AWAY while I was on it. All the dang doctors told me the weight would drop when I went off of it. Liars. To make it worse I was on it through grad school and the immediate years after. That's prime dating time. I felt fat and mean and completely undesireable. I'm not sure I've recovered yet. Decades later and still single. No wonder I was cranky!
It is not only a mood alterer, it's a stimulant too. It always hyped me up. Couldn't sleep. Had more energy than was healthy. I drove everybody crazy. Dad has been doing short rounds right after his chemo dose. He drives Mom crazy doing chores around the house. He's like the Energizer Bunny for a day or so until he comes down.

It's a nasty one for sure. I believe there is a new form of prednisone (Entecort?) that doesn't have the nasty side effects. It might only be for Crohns, but it would be worth checking out. There have to be better ways of helping with his pain. I don't remember the prednisone being all that good for pain relief anyway. It was an immune suppressant and anti-inflammatory, I think. There are so many other drugs out there. If this one makes him (or you!) crazy it is worth trying something else.

I feel for you. It's a hateful drug.

 

[New adventure]

Sympathy to you both, Lunachick! It's so hard to watch and be around someone you love when meds (or illness) makes them different. I think you should definitely go to the doc with him; and have a heart to heart before you go. He might not realize what a S**t he's being or he might be just as frustrated as you are.

My DH and I have both been through it, and know both sides of it; so we have learned alot about compassion; but I swear it's a wonder we didn't kill each other at least a couple of times!

Hang in there and vent all you want!

 

[Eggs4Sale]

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Our friend was prescribed Ambien. He was 75 and in decent health. After the first few nights, he got in his truck and went for a drive while being ASLEEP. Smashed into the back of a lady's car that was stopped at a red light, one block from his house. Totaled his truck. It was downhill from there. In and out of the hospital stemming from 'incidents' that seemed to coincide with times that he had restarted Ambien. The hospital nurses called it "The Devil's Drug." and I can plainly see why. He ended up in a retirement home, and they gave him Ambien there, too. He would become combative, then zombie-like and unresponsive. When the drug wore off, he would be normal again. The home then felt it was bad to have a large combative man, so they kept him on Ambien frequently, not realizing (I think) that the drug was causing the behavior changes. He was kicked out for being so violent, put in a nursing home. He spent his final days there, pleading with my DH to help him escape. The poor man was in wretched condition when he finally died. It was a sad, sad thing to watch this drug take this brilliant man's life from him.

I understand Ambien affects old people like this, not younger people. I don't care. I will never allow anyone to give Ambien to myself or any of my family.

 

[Blackbird]

People take meds for poison ivy?

I would take him off drugs and try a more natural approach. There are herbal remedies out there that are far better, depending on the person, and none of the scary side affects.

 

[English Chick]

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Agreed........ Luna have a look at ZipVit.com it gives lots of information particularly on Glucosamine which is a natural rememdy for arthritis..... but he would not be able tot kae the prscribed meds if he uses it as it will interact.

and hope you and your DH are feeling better today my friend.

 

[Blackbird]

I'm not sure how bad your husband's arthritis is, but my mom and I both have it pretty bad in our hands. One plant I grow especially, although there are many others, for arthritis is True Solomon's Seal. The rhizomes, or roots, are collected later in the year and can be made into a decoction.
This can help with stiff and tight ligaments and tendons, carpel tunnel syndrome and other muscle and bones tensions. Other than that it tonifies the sexual system and can be used to treat poison ivy.

Speaking of poison ivy, PC, there are a plethora of remedies for poison ivy (which I am allergic to) that I have used to treat on myself that have helped within a day, without any side affects.