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Alcohol and Prednisolone!!!

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andrea93419
andrea93419

I've been really good for 6 weeks, no pain and no stiffness (I'm on 20mg pred) then I go away for 4 days and have 2 beers on 3 nights in a row and I feel awful, shakey, very very tired, and a little stiff!!! Has anyone had this sort of problem?? I have a rheumatology appointnent tomorrow so hope he doesn't suggests upping the pred!!!!

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  • pauline36422
    pauline36422 andrea93419

    Posted

    my input was just to say a bit is ok .. i do  1 wine  fri 1 wine sat 1 wine sunday.

    rest soda water   how  boring am i    lol

  • linda451
    linda451 andrea93419

    Posted

    Hi Andrea

    Have been on this journey for 2 and a bit years, When I have alcohol the most annoying thing is it makes me sweat mainly in the night that could also be something to do with my age as i'm 53 but who knows. Currently on 10mg. It as already been said anything in moderation. Good luck

    • andrea93419
      andrea93419 linda451

      Posted

      Hi Linda! You're another 'young' person having PMR too! I'm 50 years old. Most of my aches and pains prior to diagnosis I put down to menopause, so maybe the alcohol intolerance is due to that too!! 😄😄
    • FlipDover_Aust
      FlipDover_Aust andrea93419

      Posted

      I turn 51 just before diagnosis - so there's a few of us 'pretty young things' out there lol

      Wine hasn't made any difference to me, and when I have a drink it's more than one or two lol

      And I cant tell the difference between the end of the hot flushes and the beginning of the hot flushes! :-)

  • erika59785
    erika59785 andrea93419

    Posted

    I cannot drink beer because of the wheat and yeast it contains.  I started to get hives.  This was in the days when I was "young" and I did not have RA and PMR as of recent.  I could always drink red wine which was no problem, except in the last 6 months when PMR acted up much more.  I am trying not to drink wine because of the fairly high dosage (20 mg) of prednisone..... I would like to! :-)
  • charlie44644
    charlie44644 andrea93419

    Posted

    Have not had problems with modest amounts of beer or wine.

    I do have problems, particularly fatigue, if I over exert myself and it can take a day or two to catch up.

    Charlie 44644

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