I keep falling asleep - anyone else have this problem?
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I was misdiagnosed in 2013 with exclusively PMR and placed on a low dose of steroids which were quickly reduced so I have been up and down with flares and remissions since. However, I have always had difficulty sleeping but now I am falling asleep, on trains, whilst reading, and am afraid to drive. I sleep for all sorts of times, maybe a few minutes to many hours. I am wondering if this is caused through GCA, has anyone else this problem and any ideas the cause and treatment?
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blodwyn misdiagnose
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I too have the problem of extreme tiredness.
I have previously suffered with falling asleep everywhere when I was first diagnosed with High Blood Pressure and given Atenolol.Are you on any other medication or have any other condition which may be responsible?
EileenH misdiagnose
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I don't think I have come across anyone with GCA who sleeps like that - I did find I would drop asleep at the drop of a hat before I went on pred and that is often part of any autoimmune illness. I was in bed by 9am if I could be and was barely ready to struggle out of bed at 9am - but I also woke in the night and was awake for ages.
If you are concerned enough to not drive I think you need to get your GP to do some more investigations as having PMR doesn't exclude us from having other illnesses.
Your doctor who is treating you for PMR needs to learn how to do it properly too - whether it is a rheumy or a GP. Can you tell us a bit more about how you have reduced the pred and where you are now with it? And do you have any other symptoms? Or as blodwyn asks, medications?
manymany misdiagnose
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panamabob misdiagnose
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Very scary.My family is constantly waking me up. I am Diabetic 2 and have been for 20 years,I have not been dropping off like this though until I was put on Pred,which leads me to believe there is a connection.
I dont know if different people react in very different ways to Pred.I remember a GP I respected very much once observing 'that the trouble with patients is that they are so bloody ideosyncratic' LOL
EileenH panamabob
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That reminds a bit of the joke we all used to make: nothing wrong with the NHS that locking all the patients out wouldn't cure ;-)
denise76179 misdiagnose
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manymany misdiagnose
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