Polymyalgia rheumatica prednison increased blood pressure
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Anybody else experience increased bloodpressure due to prednison pmr
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Posted , 15 users are following.
Anybody else experience increased bloodpressure due to prednison pmr
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nick67069 ida40908
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Prednisone side effects
Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction to prednisone: hives; difficult breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.
Call your doctor at once if you have:
blurred vision, eye pain, or seeing halos around lights;
swelling, rapid weight gain, feeling short of breath;
severe depression, feelings of extreme happiness or sadness, changes in personality or behavior, seizure (convulsions);
bloody or tarry stools, coughing up blood;
pancreatitis (severe pain in your upper stomach spreading to your back, nausea and vomiting, fast heart rate);
low potassium (confusion, uneven heart rate, extreme thirst, increased urination, leg discomfort, muscle weakness or limp feeling); or
dangerously high blood pressure (severe headache, blurred vision, buzzing in your ears, anxiety, confusion, chest pain, shortness of breath, uneven heartbeats, seizure).
margot34956 ida40908
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Increased blood pressure is listed as a side effect.
I do hope yours will not increase any further.
MariGrace ida40908
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Yes, and didn't realize it was related. Went to the ER with BP nearing 200 in the middle of the night.
That was at the beginning of my PMR journey 10 months ago.
In my life time (I'm 70) my blood pressure has always run very low. PMR and prednisone have changed things - it has been running high. Have cut out salt, and managed a few other diet changes, too.
My doctor has me keep a BP chart to give him each visit.
MariGrace
marian56227 ida40908
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yes I’ve been on Preds for over 2 yrs & have had raised blood pressure sugar levels which my Dr says is caused by the prednisolone.
Silver49 ida40908
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My BP has always been fine but it increased with Pred but not enough to require meds. I don't put any salt in food apart from a little in meats which I cook. I never add it to veg and we don't normally have salt at the table. I did have some fluid retention at the end of the day it has gone now I am on 3mgs. I think you will find the BP reduces as the Pred does.
BettyE ida40908
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He did put me on a 24 hour monitor and it showed I was ok while asleep. Not sure what that indicated but did not have to take any pills.
EileenH BettyE
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Your BP should fall overnight and there is something wrong if it doesn't. Or it might do too low...
EileenH ida40908
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Some people develop raised BP due to the inflammation in PMR/GCA making the artery walls thicker and the inside of the artery becoming narrower as a result. These patients then experience their BP going down on pred!
margaret89358 ida40908
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Thank you
Anhaga margaret89358
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That's a bit concerning. I also have low blood pressure, I think, and the only time my blood pressure was taken by my current doctor was when after several months of pred I complained about irregular heart beat and lightheadedness, about 2.5 years ago. She didn't note anything wrong. I did stick my arm in one of those sleeves in a supermarket pharmacy a few months ago and it seemed okay.
charles92035 ida40908
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peggy_56092 ida40908
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EileenH peggy_56092
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janice85211 ida40908
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I have been on this medication for 4yrs.
Stay strong ☺
ida40908 janice85211
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