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cb72360
cb72360

I am taking 10mg of predisone and I have been on this dose for almost 2 months. I have bad heart burn all the time and nothing helps. Does anyone else experience this and if so does anything help?

I'm at the point I want to stop taking the predisone because the stomach issues seem worse then the PMR issues.

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  • Michdonn
    Michdonn cb72360

    Posted

    No stomach issue at 30 mg a day, 20 in morning after breakfast, 10 mg before bed after a little snack; other problems with Predinisone. Hope that helps you.
    • cb72360
      cb72360 Michdonn

      Posted

      Thank you. I'm curious what your other problems were with the predisone. I just hate how I feel while taking it. The weight gain is bad, but I'm hoping now that my pain and stiffness are better that I can get that under control as well.

    • EileenH
      EileenH cb72360

      Posted

      Try cutting carbs - many of us have lost weight by doing that and others avoided weight gain in the first place.
    • Michdonn
      Michdonn cb72360

      Posted

      Cb72360, problems with Predinisone, at this level 30 mg a day, I am ready to jump out of my skin, agitated, shaky, diabetic neuropathy going crazy just feel like hell. Felt like this last year till I got down to much lower levels. Then the Pred, did not bother me much at all. I will get back down. Keep smiling!
    • jean50664
      jean50664 Michdonn

      Posted

      I have never had the shakes before.....and I'm driving my family away with my anxiety......down to 9mg, reducing at 1mg a month....I was thinking of reducing at 1/2 a mg every 15 days (half a month) , any thoughts?

       

    • EileenH
      EileenH jean50664

      Posted

      If you are suffering excessive anxiety then your GP could help there. Your proposed reduction is in line with most recommendations for approaching reducing pred - but that doesn't mean it will work for you and you will have a choice: stop when you get to the dose that still manages your symptoms or continue reducing and return to where you were with the PMR if it is still active. That is the constraint - the PMR, nothing else.

    • Michdonn
      Michdonn jean50664

      Posted

      Know the shake now and if I get the least bit anxious over anything the shakes the shakes get worse.

      Hang in there I do believe the shakes will pass, I got by them last year.

  • pam7653
    pam7653 cb72360

    Posted

    I've experienced bad heartburn, but I think mine was the PMR. It started before I was on Prednisone. It's what sent me to ER. They found nothing wrong with me, so I demanded a rheumatologist. I do still get it occasionally with a flare. I always keep ginger ale on hand and make sure to take my Prednizone with food. Talk to your Dr. Don't stop taking the Prednizone.

    • cb72360
      cb72360 pam7653

      Posted

      Thank you. I do take the predisone with food. I go to see my dr next week, hopefully he has an answer.
    • Michdonn
      Michdonn cb72360

      Posted

      Rayos is a coat Predinisone that might help. You will get more answers tomorrow. Hang in there!
    • molly1957
      molly1957 cb72360

      Posted

      I take ranitidine for my heartburn I suffered with this before pmr due to taking naproxen for a while , I take my pred with yogurt but if I miss my ranitidine the heartburn comes back , I would not stop the pred 
    • cb72360
      cb72360 molly1957

      Posted

      I take both omeprazole and ranitidine twice a day. I take my predisone with food. Nothing seems to help.
    • Guest
      Guest cb72360

      Posted

      Hello cb.    I was getting strong heartburn for the first time when I started Pred. my kidney function was on the low side of normal (blood test for U&E's) I was changed to ranitidine which also worked but because I wanted to protect my kidneys and also I read that PPI's and H2 blockers should not be taken for too long, I then requested the enteric coated prednisolone. I no longer get heartburn or need stomach protection so although EC Pred is a little more expensive I am not 'spending' nhs money on stomach protection.

      Have a word with your gp.   Is it usual to take Omeprazole and Ranitidine at the same time ?

      I believe you should reduce PPI doses gradually if you come off but our wonderful Eileen and others will comment I expect

      goodluck

    • EileenH
      EileenH Guest

      Posted

      Enteric coated prednisolone is only available in the UK.
    • cb72360
      cb72360 Guest

      Posted

      Thank you Claire. I have an appt with my dr this week to discuss options.
    • Michdonn
      Michdonn Guest

      Posted

      What am I missing, if Rayos is very expensive and EC capsules are available, why not just put the Pred in an EC capsule , for the dose you want? Help me understand, thanks!
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