Splitting headache!!
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I usually take my prednisone at approximately 10-11am.
this a.m. I was feeling quite nauseous, so I decided not to take anything (including food) until it subsided.
it's now 6pm and I've still not eaten or taken any medication. I've got an absolute SPLITTING headache (so far, no pmr pains)!
could this headache possibly be related to prednisone withdrawal in such a relatively short period of time??
the headache is Almost unbearable right now....
LOL....I've got a scarf tied round my head to put some pressure on! Sooo attractive!
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nick67069 lynda62707
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couple of comments...
You have to be very careful with not taking pred, because in addition to headache , you may end up with PMR muscle pain. Take some yogurt or milk and take prednisone. I know it is tempting to take some over the counter pain meds, but be careful, they do NOT go well with prednisone and may damage stomach lining.
Your usual time for pred(11AM) is way too late. Remember cytokines are at highest concentration at 4:30 AM. One should take pred as close as possible to that time. If you take pred late, cytokines are "free" to do damage and cause inflammation until you take pred to neutralize them.
lynda62707 nick67069
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hmmm....interesting Nick. I'd never heard that before (about taking prednisone early in am).
I'll try that tomorrow!
EileenH lynda62707
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It is mentioned on the forums at regular intervals - as Nick says the inflammatory substances are shed in the early morning and the optimum time to take pred was found in a study to be 2am so the pred was at its peak before they appeared. The longer after that you wait to take your pred, the more time they have to wreak havoc and the more inflammation there is to clear out. There are people who set an alarm to take pred in the middle of the night but another way is to wake early and take the pred as Nick describes and then settle down for another couple of hours to allow the pred to work.
Everyone is different - and some people take their pred at night to avoid side effects that bother them. It's the same with splitting, some need their second dose earlier and others later.
EileenH lynda62707
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If you have a headache it is always a good idea to try a painkiller - because that will almost certainly tell you difference between "something" and GCA , which is a start. It is unlikely that a single dose of tramadol is going to make anyone addicted and if you have it in the house you obviously have it for a good reason - not a good one to be using for mild pain on a regular basis though.
And while missing a single dose of pred at whatever dose is unlikely to do much harm - more than that should be avoided. As r.d.s also says - dehydration is likely to make any headache worse. And not eating contributes.
Glad it seems to have improved though