Prednisone & Anxiety

[takingit1dayatatime]

I read with great interest some of the posts about prednisone and anxiety. I suffer from severe anxiety and recently went to the dr for bronchitis. He prescribed me prednisone after I told him it makes me panic. He said it will subside but I honestly can't add more anxiety than I already have. Is there something else that can be prescribed to help with the bronchitis other then prednisone? My dr says No and I need to deal with it....ugh Please help....TIA

[takingit1dayatatime]

First, Thanks for your response Paxiled. I learned something new today.....lol  I did not know that. All I do know is I have suffered with bouts of bronchitis all my life, since very early childhood. I do smoke, have asthma and allergies. I thought I caught a cold due to going from the air into the heat. When I went to the dr he diagnosed bronchitis. The dr was a pulmonologist who also suggested a new sleep study because I have sleep apnea. I use a cpap machine but it isn't working. I am using the nose prongs and my mouth keeps opening and waking me. So the dr wants me to have a new sleep study to try something else. I know nothing about medical terminology or illnesses, only symptoms and problems I'm going through. I will mention the question to my dr to see what he says..... Thanks again.

[Paxiled]

You don't say why you have bronchitis -- it isn't an illness in and of itself but a symptom of something else.  Why do you have bronchitis, and is your trouble breathing so bad you can't draw breath?