HI Guys,
Some of you may know that I started a course of Prednisolone a couple of weeks ago. I just wanted to give you all a quick update - and hopefully this thread may be helpful to others who are about to start and are a bit anxious
Well, first and foremost most of my joint pains have subsided a lot
I can know straighten my arm without it locking, lift heavy things without too much pain, squat down to pick things from the floor etc etc
The fatigue levels have also dropped a little bit - not as much as I like but still better than I was before
When I first started taking Pred I did suffer a couple of sleepless nights, but since then I have been fine.
Now to the few minor bad points of Pred
I still have minor lower back / abdominal pain. Not sure what this is or if it has anything to do with the Pred. But will be checking it out with my GP soon. It sometimes feels like a kind of burning or pinching pain from with in!!
Eye sight seems very blurred also. Mr Rhumy checked this just before she put me on the pred and she assured me there was no damage from Plaquenil so I am assuming this has something to do with the Pred.
I also get out of breath at times where I find myself gasping a little for air. Again, from what I've been told this may be a side effect which I'll have to discuss with my GP. This is coupled with some chest pains which maybe heart burn - I know pred can cause this.
Tomorrow is my final day on 15mg, after which I will be tappering down to 12.5 for a week, then 10mg for a week then finally 7.5mg until I see my rhumy in July.
I just hope that the pain stays away when I begin reducing.......... and finally can come off it altogether
Some of you may know that I started a course of Prednisolone a couple of weeks ago. I just wanted to give you all a quick update - and hopefully this thread may be helpful to others who are about to start and are a bit anxious
Well, first and foremost most of my joint pains have subsided a lot
The fatigue levels have also dropped a little bit - not as much as I like but still better than I was before
When I first started taking Pred I did suffer a couple of sleepless nights, but since then I have been fine.
Now to the few minor bad points of Pred
I still have minor lower back / abdominal pain. Not sure what this is or if it has anything to do with the Pred. But will be checking it out with my GP soon. It sometimes feels like a kind of burning or pinching pain from with in!!
Eye sight seems very blurred also. Mr Rhumy checked this just before she put me on the pred and she assured me there was no damage from Plaquenil so I am assuming this has something to do with the Pred.
I also get out of breath at times where I find myself gasping a little for air. Again, from what I've been told this may be a side effect which I'll have to discuss with my GP. This is coupled with some chest pains which maybe heart burn - I know pred can cause this.
Tomorrow is my final day on 15mg, after which I will be tappering down to 12.5 for a week, then 10mg for a week then finally 7.5mg until I see my rhumy in July.
I just hope that the pain stays away when I begin reducing.......... and finally can come off it altogether