Hi all
I'm currently recovering (fingers crossed) from a ulcerative proctitis flare. I've had normal BMs for two weeks with no bleeding!
I'm on 4.8g of octasa daily and 15mg of pred. I started on 30mg and tapered 5mg per week.
Today, I've had a baaaad reaction.
I reduce my pred on Thursdays. The first couple of weeks I've noticed lightheadedness, blurred vision and brain fog, as well as fatigue that would last for a couple of days, but nothing that's stopped me from going about
my day. I tapered down from 20 to 15mg yesterday, feeling the usual fuzziness.
At about
6pm today (Friday) I took paracetamol for a slight headache because I was going to the cinema. Unfortunately, I didn't make it
nausea, dizziness and a full blown anxiety attack. I'm still feeling a little shaky writing this a couple of hours on.
I realised afterwards that the paracetamol had caffeine in it. I don't drink coffee, tea or sugary drinks as it is so I caffeine isn't something I'm used to.
I was wondering if my reaction was to do with the caffeine or the pred withdrawal... maybe even a combination of the two.
Providing my proctitis remains at bay, I'll be off the pred in 3 weeks. I'm just dreading feeling like this again