asthma
"Plus side: Prednisone does indeed reduce the inflammation in my lungs so I can breathe.
Con side: It wires me. We're talking spending the entire night staring at the clock because I cannot sleep while taking it. This time I was sent home with a four-day course of prednisone as well as a sleep aid to counteract the insomnia. I've taken two (generic) Ambien and I am once again awake at 2AM and have been since 1. I got maybe two and a half hours of broken sleep before awakening at 1. I mean, yes, I need to breathe but I also need to be able to sleep to function."