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Posted 6/13/2015 10:02 PM (GMT 0)
Hey there! I have a question. I've been on a prednisone taper for a couple of weeks and at first I had very bad side effects but last week was great. I've been taking all of my medicine at 6 am. Today I was in a hurry and couldn't take it on time. I went to a wedding shower and all of a sudden about noon or so, started feeling terrible! I went to the bathroom and had terrible d, my felt really clammy and I almost felt disoriented. My stomach felt horrible and I had a general feeling of fatigue and just UGH! I haven't had d once since I started on this medicine. Do you think I felt so bad because I didn't take my medicine when I was supposed to? Or is it normal to still have some symptoms early I to take pred? I've never taken it before and newly diagnosed. Let me know what you guys think! Thanks!
Posted 6/13/2015 10:16 PM (GMT 0)
What dose are you on and what dose did you start at? Are you tapering quickly or slowly? I don't think taking it a little later than usual would cause those symptoms but I also don't think one bad day means that it's necessarily related to your UC, you could have eaten something that caused the D. Are you taking something for maintenance in addition to the prednisone? You will have to find a medication that you take to keep the symptoms at bay. Prednisone usually helps get things headed in the right direction but it's not a long-term solution, and when you're off it, you will flare again if you're not on medication to treat the inflammation.
Posted 6/13/2015 11:37 PM (GMT 0)
Its certainly not unheard of to have symptoms of adrenal insufficiency from missing a dose of pred. What dose are you on right now?
Posted 6/14/2015 12:25 AM (GMT 0)
unlikely that just being a few hours or even half a day late would play out like that.
Posted 6/14/2015 12:39 AM (GMT 0)
When I was on Pred, I took half my dose with breakfast and took the other half around 3:00 because that was when the nausea, etc., pretty much what you described, would begin. So yes, it's possible to have issues after missing a dose. And for you, you'd gone 30 hours without Pred. That's a long time.

It's worth keeping a few tablets in your purse, or get one of those key chains that has a screw-on top container, so you won't have to go without it.
Posted 6/14/2015 3:35 AM (GMT 0)
Thank y'all so much. I'm currently on 35 of pred and I go down by 5 mg every week. Monday I'll go down to 30 mg. I also take an align antibiotic, 25 mg Zoloft, 1.5 grams Apriso, and 40 mg of Prilosec. I want to add a signature that shows those meds but I don't know how to do that since I'm fairly new here. My stomach has felt a little better this evening. Only had d 4 times today so it's definitely not the worse it's been just gets me discouraged when I've been feeling almost normal for a week or so.
Posted 6/14/2015 5:39 AM (GMT 0)
I get weird like that when I take my steroids tpo late in the day
I hope it's all better tomorrow and you are able to taper successfully
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