Shortness of breath
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All,
I've felt quite short of breath since being on the prednisone. I have always been a "fit" person and it worried me. I read that prednisone can cause shortness of breath, palpitations, slow or fast heartbeats, etc.
What's the consensus: are these symptoms danger signs -- signs that the patient ought to stop taking the pred, or are these merely things we'll have to deal with?
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janice26609 bob73443
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Hi Bob
I'm getting all that and it's been 4 weeks since I stopped a 3 day dose of 70mg now I'm wondering how long does this thing finally take to eventually get out of your system that is once you stop taking this drug. Can someone tell us?
EileenH janice26609
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The people on this forum have a chronic condition that means we need pred on an on-going basis for years usually so are in a very different position to someone like who needed it for an infection I assume?
If you still have breathlessness now I think you need to check with your doctor unless there is another reason that might account for it.
pam1793 bob73443
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I had considerable shortness of breath on the higher doses of Prednisone. Now that I am down to 4 mg, it is much, much better. My symptoms also included palpitations, severe leg cramps, sweating, hunger, loss of sleep, etc. All have disappeared except for the weight gain. Even low carb isn't doing the trick. Oh well.
david_mcgi05371 bob73443
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