Burning Sensation in Legs
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Hi All,
I haven't asked any questions for a while, because everything seemed ok. I'm down to 2mg of prednisolone, I still have to pace myself on daily chores or otherwise I'll 'crash and burn'. I've lost 18 pounds of steroid weight since May due to diet and exercise which I'm happy about, but now all of a sudden my legs have started with this 'burning sensation'! It's odd but it comes and goes and I can't pin point what triggers it. Anyone else been through this?
many thanks
Andrea. Xx
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EileenH andrea93419
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Pred can cause neuropathy - maybe you should speak to your doctor. Have your blood sugar levels been checked? That can also cause trouble.
arlene85779 andrea93419
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lois41428 andrea93419
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jones10939 lois41428
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Was the tonic water the traditional type containing natural quinine? It's the quinine which can alleviate the cramps - not a common bedtime drink though.
Tonic water with quinine is in fashion at the moment - "Fever Trees " and "Llanllyr Source" to name a couple. I was looking at the Llanllyr website this afternoon and noticed that they make a Bitter Lemon containing quinine also.
EileenH lois41428
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Try magnesium supplements for the night cramps.
I will not be impressed if your GP hasn't at least checked your electrolytes (blood levels of potassium, sodium, chloride and magnesium. Though you can be depeleted in most of them even with the blood levels being OK - the blood keeps the levels up by scavenging from the rest of the body so when blood levels are low the rest of the body can be even lower. Being on steroids makes your body lose more than usual through the kidneys - so he SHOULD be interested.
lois41428 EileenH
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ptolemy lois41428
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EileenH lois41428
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Anhaga andrea93419
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I didn't have burning, but did get aching pain in lower legs when at rest. I learned about an exercise, just flexing the feet - point the toes, then point the heels - which brought this pain under control. This improves circulation in the lower limbs. But then I discovered I seemed to be sodium deficient and with increased salt intake the pain appears to have gone completely. It used to be so bad it would wake me up after I'd been asleep for a few minutes, although then would ease overnight.
andrea93419
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Thank you All for you reply,
Im due for blood tests in a week or so. Last time I saw my rheumatologist he told me my CRP was slightly elevated (it was 11) because I was 2 stone heavier than I was before taking prednisolone and being overweight is a contributing factor! So when I left his office I decided to loose the weight and see what his excuse will be next time! 😆
This burning in the legs comes and goes, and now today it's in my hands, it could be side effects of prednisolone, but being on only 2mg I find it unlikely. I'll have bloods done and mention it to my GP.
many thanks.
Andrea.xx
nick67069 andrea93419
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prednisolone at higher dose masks lots of problems. What I found out is that when I reduced to 3mg, some of the those problems surfaced. I started to get swelling in my hand joints and pain ( mostly knuckle) . I have seen the Dr for it and the recommendation was to increase the pred dose. Now I am at 9mg and all the symptoms are gone, but I feel as I "wasted" 2 years of taper.