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Posted 11/19/2012 3:53 AM (GMT 0)
Hello all-

These past few days I have experienced fevers, chills, feeling faint, nausea, and extreme shaking. My head overall feels heavy and headache-y, as if it is congested, but my nose is not stuffed up at all. My asthmas has also been worse, as breathing is more difficult. I can not walk straight and have very little balance anymore. I have also been getting bloody noses recently and usually never get them.

I started Remicade treatments a little less than two weeks ago and have experienced many side effects from it. I know a side effect is a weakened immune system. I am also on prednisone and ascol (as listed below) and have started 20mg this week of the prednisone, aso I have been told to wean off of it each week. My stools have been frequent, with urges, but they are formed now that I am on the remicade.

I don't know if these symptoms are related to being sick due to flu season and my weakened immune system, or if this is a side effect of the remicade or prednisone. The last time I couldn't stop shaking was probably when I was first on prednisone, could it just be a side effect of that? I have never experienced fevers or chills before taking remicade. Is this something I should be worried about, or is it something that should pass?

I am taking extra vitamin C and echinacea to try to help me feel better as well as drinking hot tea and soup. Any other tips?
Posted 11/19/2012 6:50 AM (GMT 0)
Sounds like a flu hitting you hard because of a weakened immune system. Shaking from pred is unlikely especially at only 20mg. I had the worst headaches when I tried Asacol as well as the shaking.

Im confused atm need some answers. When did which symptoms start? Did you have a few and then they worsened on the remicade? Its a little unclear. Youre listing too many symptoms with all your meds with an uclear timeframe. Break it down more and we can help you out :).

Also have you asked you GI?
Posted 11/19/2012 7:36 AM (GMT 0)
agree with mc - my question is, why are you on remi so soon - at least it seems soon to me - but then again, i've never been on it - only meds were asacol, pred and m-enemas -

so were your symptoms not responding ?
Posted 11/19/2012 2:43 PM (GMT 0)
It's very likely the remicade. Call your doctor right away. You're having an adverse reaction to it.
Posted 11/20/2012 12:35 AM (GMT 0)
     Yeah, sounds like how I felt following my 3rd infusion of Remicade.  The doctor told me I had built up antibodies to it in that short of time..bummer.
Posted 11/20/2012 2:50 PM (GMT 0)
Boy tough to say, honestly those can be symptoms of your flare, symptoms of the flu, or even side effects of literally any of your meds. Either way I'd be calling your doctor asap.... I know that asacol used to make me throw up uncontrollably, azothyaprin made me feel like a 90 year old man with all the aches pains etc...., but Remicade had no side effects for me, prednisone recently has had side effects like higher bolood pressure, night sweats and higher blood sugar levels but I was on 50mg for a while and it's been a slow taper to get off, so yea call your doc ;)
Posted 11/20/2012 2:58 PM (GMT 0)
Hey there,
it's pretty hard to tell indeed what is causing what, might be a combination of everything. In any case, you should call your doctor asap. Sorry you feel so bad
Take care
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