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Compare DESONIDE (Desonide) and PREDNISONE (PredniSONE) — clinical data, side effects, and patient experiences.
Desonide · Corticosteroid
How it works
Corticosteroid agent
Approved for
PredniSONE, Deltasone, Rayos · Corticosteroid
How it works
Corticosteroid agent
Approved for
Estimated frequency (%) based on clinical trial data
No specific warnings
Based on 24 Reddit discussions
DESONIDE
11%
positive
9 threads
PREDNISONE
20%
positive
15 threads
% of discussions mentioning each side effect
9 Reddit threads analysed for DESONIDE
Overall Sentiment
Mixed
Comparison Threads
0
Avg Post Score
4 upvotes
Most discussed side effects in community
Hello. My name is Madi, I am 15 years old. I’ve had moderate health issues my whole life. When I was 8 years old, I had a tumor that had wrapped around my appendix, and resulted in the removal of the appendix, one of my ovaries and a 6x6in tumor. They hit a nerve in my foot during this surgery, i lo
I am a male, age 28, 6'1" and 177 pounds. Parents are Trinidadian but I was born in the US. I live in Raleigh, NC and have been having trouble with this rash for about a year. I have no other medical conditions. So the story goes, I was mowing my lawn last year, and it was a bit dry so the grass
10 month old female with eczema on face and body no other medical issues or allergies. Desonide 0.05% for face Triamcinilone acetonide 0.025% for body Basically she uses these two medications as needed. The doctor said not to use for more than 14 days straight, and I had not ever had to use either i
Hello, I am reaching out in hopes of being able to find some relief/direction for a reaction I may be having. Age:27 Sex: F Height: about 5'6 Weight: about 140lbs Race: Caucasian Duration: several days during the past week Location: Multiple areas (ankle, wrist, forearm, elbow, face, thigh) --- Long
https://www.flickr.com/photos/128949478@N07/48450774406/in/dateposted-public/ Age: 32 Sex: female Height: 5 feet 7 inches Weight: 260 lbs Race: Black Duration of complaint: 3 years Location on body: literally from head to toe Diagnosed medical issues: Type II Diabetes Current medication and dose
Age 30 Sex female Height 4’9” Weight 120 Race white Duration of complaint 2 months* (*correction made I’m awful at calculating duration of time) Location Skin Around Eyes Any existing relevant medical issues: seasonal allergies Current medications desonide 0.05 cream prednisone 20 mg tablets L
17F. Doctor diagnosed this as eczema. I occasionally smoke weed but haven't since this started. I currently use Desonide lotion because this rash caused a bacterial staph infection. I'm also currently on a medium grade birth control pill that i started after this. Pictures in comments Edit: forgot t
Greetings! Using a throwaway in case this thread turns out to be more popular than I plan. ** TL;DR - My groin and sack itch like a motherfucker. Nobody seems to know why.** I don't scratch until I bleed, but it never fucking stops. I have a persistent itch on my scrotum, up to the base of my pen
Community discussions are sourced from public Reddit threads. Content reflects individual opinions and is not medical advice.
15 Reddit threads analysed for PREDNISONE
Overall Sentiment
Mixed
Comparison Threads
0
Avg Post Score
527 upvotes
Most discussed side effects in community
Edit: I deleted the vaping post a while ago because doctors kept judging me for it. I’ve kept screenshots of it, they were moderators telling me NOT to go to the ER making me feel stupid. At eosinophil of 5800. So yeah. I’m not lying about the post I just deleted it because of anxiety before the hos
31F, don’t want to give too much identifying info since there aren’t that many bat rehabilitators in the world. No relevant PMH. I’m normally the one answering questions about rabies, not asking them, but this is more than I know and more than my doctor knows, so I’m hoping this might happen to be s
Hi everyone, 6 year old male. 43 pounds. 45 inches tall. Caucasian. Canada. No allergies. Medical conditions: asthma. Medications: Advair BID, and Ventolin PRN. Was prescribed Prednisone for a possible asthma exacerbation, and recieved one 20mL dose on Wednesday morning then went to school, and caug
I can't embed images here, so I made a pdf with all text, pictures, and labs. [https://www.scribd.com/document/511582218/askdocs-pdf?secret\_password=VqmaLuJA0tGw5bGE5xYp](https://www.scribd.com/document/511582218/askdocs-pdf?secret_password=VqmaLuJA0tGw5bGE5xYp) It will be much easier to read th
Hi everyone (throwaway account here), I need help on how to proceed with a meeting I am going to have with my staff pharmacist who got caught on camera stealing drugs at 5 different instances in the past 3 months. All drugs were non narcotic for personal use such as cochicine, nitrofurantoin, naprox
Yesterday, I had a prescriber send over 12 seperate prednisone rx's trying to do a taper. Today, I had a prescriber writing for the 2.4mg wegovy but to inject 0.5mg. I asked them if they instructed the patient on how to get 0.5mg out of a pen designed to inject 2.4mg and they said "no, why? did the
Before official corona virus news started trickling in, I recall a large number of people coming into the pharmacy for a few months with a terrible cough that wouldn’t go away. For the most part these were regulars I had known for years with no outstanding health problems. Now that I think back we w
Hello. Just got a message from pharmacy about norco for chronic pain in an elderly patient, “alternative requested, please add icd code, is patient seeing pain specialist.” I do appreciate the concern, however in this particular patient I believe it is warranted, (she has tried several other class
Community discussions are sourced from public Reddit threads. Content reflects individual opinions and is not medical advice.
Both DESONIDE and PREDNISONE belong to the Corticosteroid class. While they share a similar mechanism of action, differences in pharmacokinetics, dosing, and side effect profiles may make one more suitable than the other for individual patients. DESONIDE is administered via Topical, whereas PREDNISONE uses Oral. Route of administration can affect onset of action and patient adherence.
PREDNISONE carries 2 FDA warnings. Patients should discuss all warnings and contraindications with their healthcare provider before starting or switching medications..
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