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Hot flushes and nausea on dropping to 5mg

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diana21296
diana21296

Having dropped slowly to 5mg a number of months ago, after a week I had to climb up to 8.5 to control bad flare in both hands. Within a month I was back to 5.5mg and fine. After sitting there all over the summer I tried 5mg again 9 days ago and felt fine. But after 5 days I had a terrible flush with sweating and so dizzy I nearly fainted in church. Today I have had another turn which came on suddenly, just the flush and sweating and bit nauseous. I am very busy so nervous if this should happen when out alone or driving.

Has anyone else had this at 5mg? Will have to go back to 5.5 I feel. So annoying after 3.75 years of pmr. Might go for ECG as can't think why the faintness comes on. Annoyed member🙄🤔

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  • judith87642
    judith87642 diana21296

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    I was ok on 6.5mg and a flareup 6.mg....INPUT MYSELF UP TO 7mg until I no symptoms..then ILL GO TO 6.5mg a while..All that I read is that if the dose is removed too fast..its back to square 1....This is my second flareup...

    • diana21296
      diana21296 judith87642

      Posted

      I was on 5.5 for months before trying to get to 5. If it means feeling OK at 5.5 and rotten at 5 there is only one answer really.

  • alley2
    alley2 diana21296

    Posted

    Hi I sometimes around 4 to 5 in morning feel really cold trouble to get up vomit shakes my sugar is fine bp fine lasts for a couple of hours then I'm okay and very thirsty gives me a fright I don't know if this is same I hate it docs not worried. I don't go away much cause it can happen any time.

  • Flutterbie57
    Flutterbie57 diana21296

    Posted

    I was on 5mg, I went back up to six, and I have been going through a 'Nausea' stage now for a couple of months. I didn't relate it to the PMR/Pred. I am really miffed, thinking I have now developed some other nuisance problem. I have been going through a severe bout of head sweats again for a few months, like I had back in the begining of PMR.

    Is there a way on here now to research past posts discussing nausea at low levels ? That should be simple enough for those tech wizards to do.

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