Originally Posted by Seattle Forrest

Prednisolone is a corticosteroid. You need a script. It's more effective for pain than IV morphine, I've had both within the last few months. It works by turning inflammation off. It doesn't make you foggy, the side effects are being more hungry and obsessively cleaning you house. It should be easy to get from your doctor if you're in pain, it's not an opiod, it's not recreational, it's not addictive.

But you can't take too much or for too long, or you'll develop Cushing's syndrome until months after you stop taking it. Your doctor will make sure you stay on the safe side.