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Feeling horrible after been on the steroid prednisone

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tammi31
tammi31

Hi all , wonder if anyone can help .. I was put on prednisone steroid for 5 days after I went to my doctor last Thursday wif a cough and slightly tight chest .. I was on 8 tabs a day and I'm sure they were 5mg .. I finished them on Monday past .. Since Sunday tho I have been feeling quite weird like my whole body is aching and I just don't feel normal my legs r the worst wif really bad pains like I have ran a marathon and feel really hot and just like i have flu I'm usually fit and healthy so to be feeling like this is making me feel anxious .. I did read that this steroid can have these effects .wish I never started them now tho as hate feeling like this so glad there finished , just wondered if anyone else had any of these feelings wif it ? Thank u X

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  • michelle82408
    michelle82408 tammi31

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    I just got through 5mg four times a day for 12 days and after I finished I felt the exact same way so I thought I would look it up and there it is says your muscles are sore and achy, How you described it is exactly how I feel! I hope it goes away!

  • susan28193
    susan28193 tammi31

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    I am still not right and it is 8 months since I stopped (took 2.5 years) Doctors say it can't still be the Pred but nothing else shows up in all of the tests I have had.

    Sometimes I think it's not worth carrying on if I am going to feel like this for the rest of my life.

  • Eaglelove1
    Eaglelove1 tammi31

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    Yes me too. I just started on it yeasterday and I feel worse, achy, feverish type yuk. But it does seem like it has opened me up some, right chest. mucus wont become loose no matter what I do. I use the munex twice a day, my nebulizer nebulizer antibiotics, did a home test for covid, was negative. so i,am just gonna continue this and wait.

  • kristine59701
    kristine59701 tammi31

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    hi everyone, how is it going with all of you now? I was on Prednisone for 10 days in april and now, 3 months later, I still feel awful. I have tingling in my face, hands and feet. I have trouble sleeping, nausea, fatigue, feeling like I have low blood sugar. I hope to hear that this will end soon. I would be grateful if anyone took the time to reply. thank you.

    Kristine

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